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FRENCH VERB

voter

to vote

  • #452 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: voté
  • Present participle: votant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use voter

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

  1. Present

    Je vote par procuration, je serai en voyage.

    I'm voting by proxy, I'll be travelling.

  2. Past

    Tu as voté dimanche ? Le bureau fermait à vingt heures.

    Did you vote on Sunday? The polling station closed at eight.

  3. Imperfect

    Mes grands-parents votaient à chaque élection, sans exception.

    My grandparents voted in every election, without exception.

  4. Future

    On votera pour le nom du chat ce soir.

    We'll vote on the cat's name tonight.

  5. Conditional

    Tu voterais pour qui, si c'était demain ?

    Who would you vote for, if it were tomorrow?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que tout le monde vote avant midi.

    Everyone needs to vote before noon.

  7. Imperative

    Votez pour le gâteau au chocolat, levez la main !

    Vote for the chocolate cake, raise your hand!

Good to know

  • Voter pour quelqu'un; voter une loi is for parliament to pass it.

Verbs like this one

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