All verbs

/akɔ̃panje/to accompanyB1

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
a direct object — Takes a direct object — no preposition: accompagner quelqu'un

Build map — what to memorise

These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.

The nous form
accompagnons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

accompagn-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

accompagn-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

accompagn-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

accompagn-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

accompagn-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
accompagner
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

accompagner-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

accompagner-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

accompagner

Past participle
accompagné

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

accompagné

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

accompagné

Conjugation

présent
Ij'accompagne/ʒakɔ̃paɲ/I accompany
youtu accompagnes/ty akɔ̃panj/you accompany
he/sheil accompagne/il akɔ̃paɲ/he accompanies
wenous accompagnons/nuz akɔ̃panjɔ̃/we accompany
youvous accompagnez/vuz akɔ̃panje/you accompany
theyils accompagnent/ilz akɔ̃panj/they accompany

Examples

  • Je t'accompagne.

    /ʒə ta.kɔ̃.paɲ/

    I'll come with you.

  • Tu peux m'accompagner ?

    /ty pø ma.kɔ̃.pa.ɲe/

    Can you come with me?

  • Il l'a accompagnée à la gare.

    /il la a.kɔ̃.pa.ɲe a la ɡaʁ/

    He went with her to the station.

Set phrases

  • accompagner quelqu'un

    to go with someone

Notes

  • Usually "to come with" or "to go with", not "to accompany" — which in English sounds formal or musical. Je t'accompagne is an everyday offer.