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FRENCH VERB

remplacer

to replace

  • #348 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: remplacé
  • Present participle: remplaçant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use remplacer

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

  1. Present

    Je remplace une collègue malade cette semaine.

    I'm standing in for a sick colleague this week.

  2. Past

    On a remplacé la vieille chaudière en octobre.

    We replaced the old boiler in October.

  3. Imperfect

    Quand le prof était absent, personne ne le remplaçait.

    When the teacher was off, nobody covered for him.

  4. Future

    Le plombier remplacera le robinet lundi matin.

    The plumber will replace the tap on Monday morning.

  5. Conditional

    Tu me remplacerais samedi ? J'ai un mariage.

    Could you cover for me on Saturday? I've got a wedding.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut qu'on remplace les piles de la télécommande.

    We need to replace the batteries in the remote.

  7. Imperative

    Remplace le beurre par de l'huile d'olive.

    Replace the butter with olive oil.

Good to know

  • Remplacer quelqu'un is to stand in for them; un remplaçant is a substitute.

Verbs like this one

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