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FRENCH VERB

risquer

to risk

  • #482 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: risqué
  • Present participle: risquant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use risquer

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

  1. Present

    Tu risques de rater le train si tu traînes.

    You might miss the train if you dawdle.

  2. Past

    Il a risqué sa vie pour sauver le chat.

    He risked his life to save the cat.

  3. Imperfect

    Sans assurance, on risquait gros en cas d'accident.

    Without insurance, we were risking a lot in case of an accident.

  4. Future

    Vous ne risquerez rien si vous suivez le guide.

    You won't be in any danger if you follow the guide.

  5. Conditional

    Je ne risquerais pas mon travail pour si peu.

    I wouldn't risk my job for so little.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Je ne veux pas que tu risques ta santé pour ça.

    I don't want you risking your health for that.

  7. Imperative

    Ne risque pas l'amende, prends un ticket.

    Don't risk the fine, buy a ticket.

Good to know

  • Ça risque de means it might well, often for bad things : il risque de pleuvoir.

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