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FRENCH VERB

visiter

to visit

  • #170 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: visité
  • Present participle: visitant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use visiter

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

  1. Present

    On visite le musée demain matin ?

    Shall we visit the museum tomorrow morning?

  2. Past

    On a visité trois appartements aujourd'hui.

    We viewed three flats today.

  3. Imperfect

    Chaque été, on visitait une nouvelle région.

    Every summer, we visited a new region.

  4. Future

    Tu visiteras Lyon avec moi, si tu veux.

    You can visit Lyon with me, if you like.

  5. Conditional

    Je visiterais bien le château, il paraît qu'il est magnifique.

    I'd like to visit the castle, I hear it's magnificent.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut absolument que vous visitiez le vieux port.

    You absolutely must visit the old harbour.

  7. Imperative

    Visitez la cathédrale, elle est juste à côté.

    Visit the cathedral, it's right next door.

Good to know

  • Visiter is for places; for people, say "rendre visite à".

Where you hear visiter

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

French · Beginner Level 2

  • Je visite Annecy avec Emma. I'm visiting Annecy with Emma.
  • On a visité la vieille ville. We visited the old town.
  • Je vais visiter Paris avec mes parents. I'm going to visit Paris with my parents.

French · Beginner Level 3

  • Je visite Annecy avec Emma. I'm visiting Annecy with Emma.
  • On a visité la vieille ville. We visited the old town.
  • Je vais visiter Paris avec mes parents. I'm going to visit Paris with my parents.
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Back from Annecy

Beginner Level 2 · visiter · on a visité

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Hugo Comes to Visit

Beginner Level 2 · faire visiter

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Packing for Brittany

Beginner Level 3 · on visitera

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