All verbs

/koze/to causeB1

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
causons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

caus-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

caus-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

caus-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

caus-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

caus-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
causer
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

causer-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

causer

Past participle
causé

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

causé

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

causé

Conjugation

présent
Ije cause/ʒə koz/I cause
youtu causes/ty koz/you cause
he/sheil cause/il koz/he causes
wenous causons/nu kozɔ̃/we cause
youvous causez/vu koze/you cause
theyils causent/il koz/they cause

Examples

  • Ça a causé un problème.

    /sa a ko.ze œ̃ pʁɔ.blɛm/

    It caused a problem.

  • Il a causé beaucoup de dégâts.

    /il a ko.ze bo.ku də de.ɡa/

    He did a lot of damage.

  • Ça n'a rien causé.

    /sa na ʁjɛ̃ ko.ze/

    It caused nothing.

Set phrases

  • causer un problème

    to cause a problem

Notes

  • In casual speech it can also mean to chat — On a causé — but the main sense is to cause.