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FRENCH VERB

suggérer

to suggest

  • #297 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: suggéré
  • Present participle: suggérant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use suggérer

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

  1. Present

    Je suggère qu'on prenne un taxi, il est tard.

    I suggest we take a taxi, it's late.

  2. Past

    Le serveur nous a suggéré un vin de la région.

    The waiter suggested a local wine.

  3. Imperfect

    Elle suggérait toujours de bonnes idées en réunion.

    She always suggested good ideas in meetings.

  4. Future

    Je suggérerai une autre date au client.

    I'll suggest another date to the client.

  5. Conditional

    Je suggérerais plutôt le train, c'est plus rapide.

    I'd rather suggest the train, it's faster.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il attend que quelqu'un suggère une solution.

    He's waiting for someone to suggest a solution.

  7. Imperative

    Suggère-lui un film, elle ne sait jamais quoi regarder.

    Suggest a film to her, she never knows what to watch.

Good to know

  • Suggérer quelque chose à quelqu'un, suggérer de faire; proposer is the everyday word.

Verbs like this one

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