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FRENCH VERB

remercier

to thank

  • #199 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: remercié
  • Present participle: remerciant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use remercier

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

  1. Present

    Je vous remercie beaucoup pour votre aide.

    Thank you very much for your help.

  2. Past

    Tu as remercié ta tante pour le cadeau ?

    Did you thank your aunt for the present?

  3. Imperfect

    Elle remerciait tout le monde avec un grand sourire.

    She was thanking everyone with a big smile.

  4. Future

    Je le remercierai de vive voix demain.

    I'll thank him in person tomorrow.

  5. Conditional

    Je vous remercierais de fermer la porte doucement.

    I'd be grateful if you'd close the door quietly.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut qu'on remercie les voisins pour le dîner.

    We should thank the neighbours for dinner.

  7. Imperative

    Remercie ta mère pour moi, c'était délicieux.

    Thank your mother for me, it was delicious.

Good to know

  • Remercier quelqu'un de (or pour) quelque chose: je te remercie de ton aide.

Where you hear remercier

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

French · Beginner Level 2

  • Je vous remercie, monsieur. I thank you, sir.
  • J'ai remercié monsieur Petit. I thanked Monsieur Petit.
  • Je vais remercier Chloé. I'm going to thank Chloe.
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Beginner Level 2 · remercier

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