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FRENCH VERB

vider

to empty

  • #448 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: vidé
  • Present participle: vidant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use vider

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

  1. Present

    Je vide le lave-vaisselle, tu mets la table ?

    I'll empty the dishwasher, you set the table?

  2. Past

    Les enfants ont vidé le frigo en une soirée.

    The kids emptied the fridge in one evening.

  3. Imperfect

    On vidait la piscine chaque automne.

    We used to drain the pool every autumn.

  4. Future

    Je viderai le coffre avant de rendre la voiture.

    I'll empty the boot before returning the car.

  5. Conditional

    Tu viderais la boîte aux lettres pendant mon absence ?

    Would you empty the letterbox while I'm away?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut qu'on vide le grenier avant le déménagement.

    We need to clear out the attic before the move.

  7. Imperative

    Vide tes poches avant de mettre le jean au lavage.

    Empty your pockets before putting the jeans in the wash.

Good to know

  • Vider le lave-vaisselle, vider les poubelles. Se vider is for a place that empties out : la ville se vide en août.

Verbs like this one

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