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FRENCH VERB

vérifier

to check

  • #439 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: vérifié
  • Present participle: vérifiant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use vérifier

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

  1. Present

    Je vérifie toujours deux fois l'heure du vol.

    I always double-check the flight time.

  2. Past

    Tu as vérifié que le gaz est éteint ?

    Did you check the gas is off?

  3. Imperfect

    Il vérifiait ses mails toutes les cinq minutes.

    He checked his emails every five minutes.

  4. Future

    Je vérifierai la pression des pneus avant de partir.

    I'll check the tyre pressure before leaving.

  5. Conditional

    Tu vérifierais l'orthographe de mon mail ?

    Would you check the spelling of my email?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que vous vérifiiez la date sur le billet.

    You need to check the date on the ticket.

  7. Imperative

    Vérifie la météo avant de réserver le bateau.

    Check the weather before booking the boat.

Good to know

  • Vérifier is to check that something is right; contrôler is usually done by someone official.

Verbs like this one

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