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FRENCH VERB

sauter

to jump

  • #234 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: sauté
  • Present participle: sautant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use sauter

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

  1. Present

    Les enfants sautent dans les flaques d'eau.

    The kids are jumping in the puddles.

  2. Past

    J'ai sauté le petit-déjeuner ce matin.

    I skipped breakfast this morning.

  3. Imperfect

    Le chien sautait de joie quand on rentrait.

    The dog jumped for joy when we came home.

  4. Future

    On sautera dans le premier train pour Lille.

    We'll jump on the first train to Lille.

  5. Conditional

    Je ne sauterais jamais en parachute, trop peur.

    I'd never skydive, too scared.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Je ne veux pas que tu sautes le dîner.

    I don't want you to skip dinner.

  7. Imperative

    Allez, saute, je te rattrape !

    Come on, jump, I'll catch you!

Good to know

  • Sauter un repas is to skip a meal; faire sauter des légumes is to sauté them; ça saute aux yeux is it's obvious.

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