All verbs

/kaʃe/to hideA1

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
a direct object — Takes a direct object; reflexive se cacher for hiding yourself

Build map — what to memorise

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

The nous form
cachons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

cach-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

cach-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

cach-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

cach-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

cach-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
cacher
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

cacher-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

cacher

Past participle
caché

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

caché

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

caché

Conjugation

présent
Ije cache/ʒə kaʃ/I hide
youtu caches/ty kaʃ/you hide
he/sheil cache/il kaʃ/he hides
wenous cachons/nu kaʃɔ̃/we hide
youvous cachez/vu kaʃe/you hide
theyils cachent/il kaʃ/they hide

Examples

  • Je cache la clé.

    /ʒə kaʃ la kle/

    I hide the key.

  • Les enfants se cachent.

    /le.z‿ɑ̃.fɑ̃ sə kaʃ/

    The children are hiding.

  • Il m'a caché la vérité.

    /il ma ka.ʃe la ve.ʁi.te/

    He hid the truth from me.

Set phrases

  • se cacher

    to hide

  • cacher la vérité

    to hide the truth

Notes

  • French hides something TO someone, where English hides it FROM them: Il m'a caché la vérité. The pronoun is indirect. See pronoms-coi.