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FRENCH VERB

signer

to sign

  • #179 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: signé
  • Present participle: signant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use signer

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

  1. Present

    Vous signez en bas de la page, s'il vous plaît.

    You sign at the bottom of the page, please.

  2. Past

    On a signé le contrat ce matin chez le notaire.

    We signed the contract this morning at the notary's.

  3. Imperfect

    Il signait tous les papiers sans les lire.

    He used to sign all the papers without reading them.

  4. Future

    Je signerai le bail la semaine prochaine.

    I'll sign the lease next week.

  5. Conditional

    Je ne signerais rien sans l'avoir lu.

    I wouldn't sign anything without having read it.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que vous signiez ici et ici.

    You need to sign here and here.

  7. Imperative

    Signe ici, et garde une copie pour toi.

    Sign here, and keep a copy for yourself.

Where you hear signer

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

French · Beginner Level 2

  • Vous signez ici, et ici. You sign here, and here.
  • J'ai signé le bail ce matin. I signed the lease this morning.
  • Je vais signer le contrat vendredi. I'm going to sign the contract on Friday.
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