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FRENCH VERB

tromper

to deceive, to cheat on

  • #301 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: trompé
  • Present participle: trompant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use tromper

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

  1. Present

    Les apparences trompent souvent, méfie-toi.

    Appearances are often deceiving, be careful.

  2. Past

    Il l'a trompée avec une collègue, elle est partie.

    He cheated on her with a colleague, so she left.

  3. Imperfect

    Le vendeur trompait ses clients depuis des années.

    The salesman had been deceiving his customers for years.

  4. Future

    Cette copie ne trompera personne, ça se voit.

    That copy won't fool anyone, you can tell.

  5. Conditional

    Je ne te tromperais jamais, tu le sais.

    I'd never cheat on you, you know that.

  6. Present subjunctive

    J'ai peur que ce sourire nous trompe.

    I'm afraid that smile is fooling us.

  7. Imperative

    Ne trompe pas les gens, dis-leur le vrai prix.

    Don't deceive people, tell them the real price.

Good to know

  • Se tromper is to be wrong or to make a mistake : je me suis trompé de bus.

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