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FRENCH VERB

reporter

to postpone

  • #353 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: reporté
  • Present participle: reportant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use reporter

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

  1. Present

    On reporte la réunion à lundi, ça te va ?

    We're moving the meeting to Monday, does that work for you?

  2. Past

    Le dentiste a reporté mon rendez-vous deux fois.

    The dentist postponed my appointment twice.

  3. Imperfect

    Je reportais toujours mes devoirs au dimanche soir.

    I always put off my homework till Sunday evening.

  4. Future

    S'il pleut, on reportera le barbecue à la semaine prochaine.

    If it rains, we'll postpone the barbecue to next week.

  5. Conditional

    Vous reporteriez la livraison de quelques jours ?

    Would you push the delivery back a few days?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Je préfère qu'on reporte plutôt que d'annuler.

    I'd rather we postpone than cancel.

  7. Imperative

    Ne reporte pas à demain ce que tu peux faire aujourd'hui.

    Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Good to know

  • Reporter is to put off to a later date; remettre à plus tard says the same thing.

Verbs like this one

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