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FRENCH VERB

régler

to settle, to sort out

  • #358 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: réglé
  • Present participle: réglant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use régler

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

  1. Present

    Je règle toujours mes factures le premier du mois.

    I always pay my bills on the first of the month.

  2. Past

    Vous avez réglé par carte ou en espèces ?

    Did you pay by card or in cash?

  3. Imperfect

    Avant, on réglait tout ça au téléphone.

    We used to sort all that out over the phone.

  4. Future

    On réglera les détails la semaine prochaine.

    We'll settle the details next week.

  5. Conditional

    Un bon plombier réglerait ça en une heure.

    A good plumber would sort that out in an hour.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que tu règles ce problème avant mon retour.

    You need to sort out that problem before I get back.

  7. Imperative

    Réglez à la caisse, s'il vous plaît.

    Pay at the till, please.

Good to know

  • Régler l'addition is to pay the bill; régler un problème, to sort out a problem.

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