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FRENCH VERB

taper

to type, to hit

  • #251 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: tapé
  • Present participle: tapant

Conjugation

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

Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use taper

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

  1. Present

    Je tape très vite, mais avec plein de fautes.

    I type very fast, but with lots of mistakes.

  2. Past

    J'ai tapé le mauvais code trois fois, la carte est bloquée.

    I typed the wrong code three times, the card is blocked.

  3. Imperfect

    Ma sœur me tapait quand on était petits.

    My sister used to hit me when we were little.

  4. Future

    Tu taperas ton nom puis ta date de naissance.

    You'll type your name then your date of birth.

  5. Conditional

    Je taperais le texte, si tu me le dictes.

    I'd type the text if you dictate it to me.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que tu tapes l'adresse en entier.

    You have to type the whole address.

  7. Imperative

    Tape le nom de la rue dans la recherche.

    Type the street name into the search.

Good to know

  • Taper un mot de passe, un message; taper quelqu'un is to hit them. Se taper un bon repas is to treat yourself to a good meal.

Verbs like this one

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