All verbs

/buʒe/to moveB1

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
a direct object · no object — With an object it moves something; with none, it moves

Build map — what to memorise

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

The nous form
bougeons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

boug-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

bouge-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

bouge-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

bouge-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

boug-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
bouger
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

bouger-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

bouger

Past participle
bougé

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

bougé

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

bougé

Conjugation

présent
Ije bouge/ʒə buʒ/I move
youtu bouges/ty buʒ/you move
he/sheil bouge/il buʒ/he moves
wenous bougeons/nu buʒɔ̃/we move
youvous bougez/vu buʒe/you move
theyils bougent/il buʒ/they move

Examples

  • Ne bouge pas.

    /nə buʒ pa/

    Don't move.

  • Je bouge la table.

    /ʒə buʒ la tabl/

    I'm moving the table.

  • Ça a bougé.

    /sa a bu.ʒe/

    It moved.

Set phrases

  • ne pas bouger

    to stay still

Notes

  • bouger is physical movement in place; déménager is moving house; déplacer is moving an object somewhere else. English "move" covers all three.