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FRENCH VERB

ranger

to tidy up

  • #162 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: rangé
  • Present participle: rangeant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I tidy up
  2. tu you tidy up
  3. il, elle, on he/she tidies up
  4. nous we tidy up
  5. vous you tidy up
  6. ils, elles they tidy up

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I tidied up
  2. tu you tidied up
  3. il, elle, on he/she tidied up
  4. nous we tidied up
  5. vous you tidied up
  6. ils, elles they tidied up

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to tidy up
  2. tu you used to tidy up
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to tidy up
  4. nous we used to tidy up
  5. vous you used to tidy up
  6. ils, elles they used to tidy up

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will tidy up
  2. tu you will tidy up
  3. il, elle, on he/she will tidy up
  4. nous we will tidy up
  5. vous you will tidy up
  6. ils, elles they will tidy up

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would tidy up
  2. tu you would tidy up
  3. il, elle, on he/she would tidy up
  4. nous we would tidy up
  5. vous you would tidy up
  6. ils, elles they would tidy up

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I tidy up
  2. tu (that) you tidy up
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she tidy up
  4. nous (that) we tidy up
  5. vous (that) you tidy up
  6. ils, elles (that) they tidy up

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu tidy up!
  2. nous tidy up! (let’s)
  3. vous tidy up! (plural, or formal)

How to use ranger

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Je range mes affaires et j'arrive.

    I'll put my things away and I'm coming.

  2. Past

    Où est-ce que tu as rangé le chargeur ?

    Where did you put the charger away?

  3. Imperfect

    Il ne rangeait jamais rien, c'était le chaos.

    He never put anything away, it was chaos.

  4. Future

    On rangera le garage ce week-end, c'est décidé.

    We'll tidy the garage this weekend, that's settled.

  5. Conditional

    Tu rangerais ta chambre si je t'aidais ?

    Would you tidy your room if I helped you?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que je range avant l'arrivée de mes parents.

    I need to tidy up before my parents arrive.

  7. Imperative

    Rangez vos jouets, le dîner est prêt !

    Put your toys away, dinner's ready!

Good to know

  • Ranger sa chambre is to tidy your room; ranger quelque chose, to put it away.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.