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FRENCH VERB

remarquer

to notice

  • #212 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: remarqué
  • Present participle: remarquant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use remarquer

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

  1. Present

    Tu remarques toujours les petits détails.

    You always notice the little details.

  2. Past

    Personne n'a remarqué ma nouvelle coupe.

    Nobody noticed my new haircut.

  3. Imperfect

    On ne remarquait même plus le bruit des trains.

    We didn't even notice the noise of the trains anymore.

  4. Future

    Elle remarquera tout de suite que tu as menti.

    She'll notice straight away that you lied.

  5. Conditional

    Personne ne remarquerait la différence, franchement.

    Nobody would notice the difference, honestly.

  6. Present subjunctive

    J'ai peur que le chef remarque mon retard.

    I'm afraid the boss will notice I'm late.

  7. Imperative

    Remarquez bien la couleur de ses yeux.

    Notice the colour of his eyes.

Good to know

  • Remarque, at the start of a sentence, means mind you; faire remarquer is to point out.

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