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FRENCH VERB

skier

to ski

  • #428 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: skié
  • Present participle: skiant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use skier

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

  1. Present

    Je skie depuis l'âge de quatre ans.

    I've been skiing since I was four.

  2. Past

    On a skié toute la journée sous le soleil.

    We skied all day in the sunshine.

  3. Imperfect

    Avant, on skiait chaque hiver dans les Alpes.

    We used to ski every winter in the Alps.

  4. Future

    Tu skieras mieux avec des chaussures à ta taille.

    You'll ski better with boots in your size.

  5. Conditional

    Je skierais volontiers, mais j'ai mal au genou.

    I'd happily ski, but my knee hurts.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Je ne veux pas que les enfants skient seuls.

    I don't want the children skiing on their own.

  7. Imperative

    Skie doucement, c'est ta première piste rouge.

    Ski slowly, it's your first red run.

Good to know

  • Faire du ski is the usual way to say you go skiing; skier is the action itself.

Where you hear skier

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

French · Beginner Level 3

  • Je skie depuis l'âge de cinq ans. I've skied since I was five.
  • J'ai skié toute la journée ! I skied all day!
  • L'année prochaine, je skierai mieux ! Next year, I'll ski better!
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Skiing in the Alps

Beginner Level 3 · je skierai

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