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FRENCH VERB

soigner

to treat, to look after

  • #224 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: soigné
  • Present participle: soignant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use soigner

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

  1. Present

    Ma tante soigne les animaux du village.

    My aunt treats the animals of the village.

  2. Past

    Le médecin m'a soigné pour une angine.

    The doctor treated me for tonsillitis.

  3. Imperfect

    Elle soignait sa mère tous les jours après le travail.

    She looked after her mother every day after work.

  4. Future

    On soignera ce rhume avec du repos et du miel.

    We'll treat that cold with rest and honey.

  5. Conditional

    Je soignerais mieux mon jardin si j'avais le temps.

    I'd look after my garden better if I had time.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que tu soignes cette toux rapidement.

    You need to treat that cough quickly.

  7. Imperative

    Soigne-toi bien et reviens en forme !

    Take care of yourself and come back fit!

Good to know

  • Soigner un malade, un rhume; se soigner is to look after yourself : soigne-toi bien ! Soigné also means neat, well done.

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