All verbs

/adoʁe/to adoreA1

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
a direct object — Takes a direct object, or a bare infinitive

Build map — what to memorise

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

The nous form
adorons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

ador-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

ador-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

ador-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

ador-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

ador-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
adorer
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

adorer-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

adorer

Past participle
adoré

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

adoré

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

adoré

Conjugation

présent
Ij'adore/ʒadɔʁ/I adore
youtu adores/ty adoʁ/you adore
he/sheil adore/il adɔʁ/he adores
wenous adorons/nuz adoʁɔ̃/we adore
youvous adorez/vuz adoʁe/you adore
theyils adorent/ilz adoʁ/they adore

Examples

  • J'adore la musique.

    /ʒa.dɔʁ la my.zik/

    I love music.

  • J'adore lire.

    /ʒa.dɔʁ liʁ/

    I love reading.

  • Nous adorons le français.

    /nu.z‿a.do.ʁɔ̃ lə fʁɑ̃.sɛ/

    We love French.

Notes

  • adorer is ordinary, not dramatic. English "adore" is arch; French adorer is the everyday word for loving something, one step above aimer.

  • Followed by the full article: J'adore le café, never du café.