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FRENCH VERB

tomber amoureux

to fall in love

  • #316 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: tombé amoureux
  • Present participle: tombant amoureux

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use tomber amoureux

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

  1. Present

    Je tombe amoureux à chaque voyage, c'est terrible.

    I fall in love on every trip, it's terrible.

  2. Past

    Elle est tombée amoureuse d'un Italien à Rome.

    She fell in love with an Italian in Rome.

  3. Imperfect

    À vingt ans, on tombait amoureux toutes les semaines.

    At twenty, we fell in love every week.

  4. Future

    Tu tomberas amoureux de cette ville, tu verras.

    You'll fall in love with this city, you'll see.

  5. Conditional

    Il tomberait amoureux d'elle en cinq minutes.

    He'd fall in love with her in five minutes.

  6. Present subjunctive

    J'ai peur qu'il tombe amoureux trop vite.

    I'm afraid he'll fall in love too quickly.

  7. Imperative

    Ne tombe pas amoureux de la première venue !

    Don't fall in love with the first girl who comes along!

Good to know

  • Tomber amoureux de quelqu'un; a woman says je suis tombée amoureuse.

Where you hear tomber amoureux

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

French · Beginner Level 3

  • Elle tombe amoureuse tous les mois ! She falls in love every month!
  • Je suis tombée amoureuse de la France. I fell in love with France.
  • Tu vas tomber amoureuse ! You're going to fall in love!
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Beginner Level 3 · Je suis tombée amoureuse.

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