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FRENCH VERB

supprimer

to delete

  • #351 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: supprimé
  • Present participle: supprimant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use supprimer

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

  1. Present

    Je supprime mon compte, j'en ai marre des réseaux.

    I'm deleting my account, I'm sick of social media.

  2. Past

    L'entreprise a supprimé cinquante postes cette année.

    The company cut fifty jobs this year.

  3. Imperfect

    Avant, on supprimait les spams un par un.

    Before, we deleted spam one by one.

  4. Future

    Ils supprimeront le train de sept heures en septembre.

    They're cutting the seven o'clock train in September.

  5. Conditional

    Je supprimerais bien cette appli, mais j'en ai besoin.

    I'd happily delete this app, but I need it.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il vaut mieux que tu supprimes ce commentaire.

    You'd better delete that comment.

  7. Imperative

    Supprimez les photos floues, elles prennent de la place.

    Delete the blurry photos, they take up space.

Good to know

  • Supprimer un compte is to delete an account; supprimer un poste, to cut a job.

Verbs like this one

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