All verbs

/atiʁe/to attractB1

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
attirons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

attir-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

attir-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

attir-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

attir-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

attir-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
attirer
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

attirer-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

attirer

Past participle
attiré

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

attiré

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

attiré

Conjugation

présent
Ij'attire/ʒatiʁ/I attract
youtu attires/ty atiʁ/you attract
he/sheil attire/il atiʁ/he attracts
wenous attirons/nuz atiʁɔ̃/we attract
youvous attirez/vuz atiʁe/you attract
theyils attirent/ilz atiʁ/they attract

Examples

  • Ça a attiré mon attention.

    /sa a a.ti.ʁe mɔ̃.n‿a.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃/

    It caught my eye.

  • Cette ville attire les touristes.

    /sɛt vil a.tiʁ le tu.ʁist/

    This city draws tourists.

  • Ça ne m'attire pas.

    /sa nə ma.tiʁ pa/

    It doesn't appeal to me.

Set phrases

  • attirer l'attention

    to attract attention

Notes

  • Ça ne m'attire pas is the everyday way to say something doesn't appeal to you — softer than Je n'aime pas.