All verbs

/ataʃe/to fastenB1

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
a direct object — Takes a direct object

Build map — what to memorise

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

The nous form
attachons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

attach-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

attach-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

attach-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

attach-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

attach-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
attacher
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

attacher-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

attacher

Past participle
attaché

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

attaché

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

attaché

Conjugation

présent
Ij'attache/ʒataʃ/I fasten
youtu attaches/ty ataʃ/you fasten
he/sheil attache/il ataʃ/he fastens
wenous attachons/nuz ataʃɔ̃/we fasten
youvous attachez/vuz ataʃe/you fasten
theyils attachent/ilz ataʃ/they fasten

Examples

  • Attache ta ceinture.

    /a.taʃ ta sɛ̃.tyʁ/

    Fasten your seatbelt.

  • J'ai attaché le chien.

    /ʒe a.ta.ʃe lə ʃjɛ̃/

    I tied the dog up.

  • Ne l'attache pas.

    /nə la.taʃ pa/

    Don't tie it up.

Set phrases

  • attacher sa ceinture

    to fasten one's seatbelt

  • attacher de l'importance

    to attach importance

Notes

  • attacher de l'importance à is the ordinary way to say you care about something — literally "to attach importance to".