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FRENCH VERB

se garer

to park

  • #263 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: garé
  • Present participle: se garant

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use se garer

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

  1. Present

    Je me gare toujours derrière la mairie.

    I always park behind the town hall.

  2. Past

    Tu t'es garé où ? Je ne vois pas la voiture.

    Where did you park? I can't see the car.

  3. Imperfect

    On se garait sur la place quand c'était gratuit.

    We used to park on the square when it was free.

  4. Future

    Vous vous garerez plus facilement au parking souterrain.

    You'll park more easily in the underground car park.

  5. Conditional

    Je me garerais ici, mais c'est une place handicapé.

    I'd park here, but it's a disabled space.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que je me gare avant que ça ferme.

    I need to park before it closes.

  7. Imperative

    Gare-toi là, à côté de la camionnette blanche.

    Park there, next to the white van.

Good to know

  • Garer la voiture is to park the car; se garer is to park, yourself behind the wheel.

Where you hear se garer

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

French · Beginner Level 3

  • Je me gare derrière la voiture bleue. I'm parking behind the blue car.
  • Je me suis garée devant l'école. I parked in front of the school.
  • Vous allez vous garer ici. You're going to park here.
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The Driving Lesson

Beginner Level 3 · me garer

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