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- Family
- Group 1 — regular `-er`
- Takes
- a direct object — Takes a direct object; reflexive s'appeler for what something is called
Build map — what to memorise
These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.
Singular — the short stem
appell-+-e -es -e
Boot verb — ils takes the singular stem back
appel-+-ons -ez -ent
- ils appellentthe rule said appelent
appel-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
appel-+-ant
Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms
appell-+-e -es -e -ent
appeller-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
Futur stem + imparfait endings
appeller-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
aller + infinitive
appeler
Takes avoir
avoir (present) + past participle
appelé
Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle
appelé
Conjugation
| I | j'appelle/ʒapɛl/I call | /ʒapɛl/ | I call |
| you | tu appelles/ty apɛl/you call | /ty apɛl/ | you call |
| he/she | il appelle/il apɛl/he calls | /il apɛl/ | he calls |
| we | nous appelons/nuz aplɔ̃/we call | /nuz aplɔ̃/ | we call |
| you | vous appelez/vuz aple/you call | /vuz aple/ | you call |
| they | ils appellent/ilz apɛl/they call | /ilz apɛl/ | they call |
Examples
- /ʒa.pɛl mɔ̃.n‿a.mi/
J'appelle mon ami.I'm calling my friend.
- /ʒə ma.pɛl a.mɛ̃/
Je m'appelle Marie.My name is Marie.
- /nu.z‿a.plɔ̃ œ̃ tak.si/
Nous appelons un taxi.We're calling a taxi.
Notes
Je m'appelleis literally "I call myself". French has no verb for "to be named" — the reflexive does the work.The
ldoubles wherever the ending is silent:j'appellebutnous appelons. Seeverbes-orthographe.