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FRENCH VERB

structurer

to structure

  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: structuré
  • Present participle: structurant

Conjugation

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

Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use structurer

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

  1. Present

    Je structure toujours mes mails en trois points.

    I always structure my emails in three points.

  2. Past

    Elle a bien structuré son discours devant le conseil.

    She structured her speech well in front of the council.

  3. Imperfect

    Le prof structurait chaque cours de la même façon.

    The teacher structured every lesson the same way.

  4. Future

    Tu structureras ta réponse avec d'abord, ensuite, enfin.

    You'll structure your answer with first, next, finally.

  5. Conditional

    Un plan structurerait mieux ton exposé.

    An outline would structure your presentation better.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que vous structuriez le dossier avant jeudi.

    You need to structure the file before Thursday.

  7. Imperative

    Structure tes idées avant d'écrire.

    Structure your ideas before writing.

Good to know

  • Structurer une réponse, un exposé : d'abord, ensuite, enfin; être structuré, of a person, is to be organised.

Where you hear structurer

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

French · Fluency Level 2

  • Structure ton propos en trois parties. Structure what you say in three parts.
  • J'ai structuré mon oral comme tu m'as dit. I structured my oral the way you told me.
  • Tu structureras ta réponse avec d'abord, ensuite, enfin. You'll structure your answer with first, next, finally.
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Coaching Leo for His Oral

Fluency Level 2 · Structure ton propos. D'abord, ensuite, enfin. Le jury aime les plans.

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