All verbs

/ʃase/to huntB1

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
chassons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

chass-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

chass-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

chass-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

chass-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

chass-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
chasser
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

chasser-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

chasser

Past participle
chassé

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

chassé

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

chassé

Conjugation

présent
Ije chasse/ʒə ʃas/I hunt
youtu chasses/ty ʃas/you hunt
he/sheil chasse/il ʃas/he hunts
wenous chassons/nu ʃasɔ̃/we hunt
youvous chassez/vu ʃase/you hunt
theyils chassent/il ʃas/they hunt

Examples

  • Ils chassent.

    /il ʃas/

    They hunt.

  • Il a chassé le chat.

    /il a ʃa.se lə ʃa/

    He chased the cat away.

  • Je ne chasse pas.

    /ʒə nə ʃas pa/

    I don't hunt.

Set phrases

  • la chasse

    hunting, the hunt

Notes

  • It means both to hunt and to chase away. chasser le chat is shooing the cat out, not hunting it.