All verbs

/alyme/to switch onA1

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
a direct object — Takes a direct object: a light, a device, a fire

Build map — what to memorise

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

The nous form
allumons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

allum-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

allum-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

allum-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

allum-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

allum-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
allumer
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

allumer-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

allumer

Past participle
allumé

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

allumé

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

allumé

Conjugation

présent
Ij'allume/ʒalym/I switch on
youtu allumes/ty alym/you switch on
he/sheil allume/il alym/he switches on
wenous allumons/nuz alymɔ̃/we switch on
youvous allumez/vuz alyme/you switch on
theyils allument/ilz alym/they switch on

Examples

  • J'allume la lumière.

    /ʒa.lym la ly.mjɛʁ/

    I'm turning on the light.

  • Allume la télé.

    /a.lym la te.le/

    Turn the TV on.

  • Ils ont allumé les lumières.

    /il.z‿ɔ̃.t‿a.ly.me le ly.mjɛʁ/

    They turned the lights on.

Set phrases

  • allumer la lumière

    to turn the light on

  • allumer le feu

    to light a fire

Notes

  • One verb covers "switch on" and "light". allumer la lumière and allumer le feu are the same verb. Its opposite is éteindre for both.