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FRENCH VERB

télécharger

to download

  • #249 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: téléchargé
  • Present participle: téléchargeant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use télécharger

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

  1. Present

    Je télécharge le film pour l'avion.

    I'm downloading the film for the plane.

  2. Past

    Tu as téléchargé l'application du musée ?

    Did you download the museum's app?

  3. Imperfect

    Ça téléchargeait depuis une heure quand le wifi a coupé.

    It had been downloading for an hour when the wifi cut out.

  4. Future

    Je téléchargerai les photos ce soir sur l'ordinateur.

    I'll download the photos onto the computer tonight.

  5. Conditional

    Je téléchargerais bien ce jeu, mais il est payant.

    I'd download this game, but you have to pay for it.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que tu télécharges le billet avant le départ.

    You need to download the ticket before departure.

  7. Imperative

    Téléchargez le plan du métro, c'est pratique.

    Download the metro map, it's handy.

Good to know

  • Télécharger is to download; to upload is mettre en ligne, or télécharger too.

Verbs like this one

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