All verbs

/kɔ̃sɛje/to adviseB1

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
an infinitive · à · de — à for the person advised, de + infinitive for what they should do

Build map — what to memorise

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

The nous form
conseillons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

conseill-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

conseill-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

conseill-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

conseill-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

conseill-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
conseiller
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

conseiller-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

conseiller

Past participle
conseillé

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

conseillé

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

conseillé

Conjugation

présent
Ije conseille/ʒə kɔ̃sɛj/I advise
youtu conseilles/ty kɔ̃sɛj/you advise
he/sheil conseille/il kɔ̃sɛj/he advises
wenous conseillons/nu kɔ̃sɛjɔ̃/we advise
youvous conseillez/vu kɔ̃sɛje/you advise
theyils conseillent/il kɔ̃sɛj/they advise

Examples

  • Je te le conseille.

    /ʒə tə lə kɔ̃.sɛj/

    I recommend it.

  • Je lui ai conseillé de partir.

    /ʒə lɥi e kɔ̃.sɛ.je də paʁ.tiʁ/

    I advised him to leave.

  • Qu'est-ce que vous me conseillez ?

    /kɛs.kə vu mə kɔ̃.sɛ.je/

    What do you recommend?

Set phrases

  • conseiller à quelqu'un de

    to advise someone to

  • un conseil

    a piece of advice

Notes

  • The person is indirect and the action takes de: Je lui ai conseillé de partir. English puts the person straight after the verb — "I advised him to leave" — so the lui has to be built consciously. See pronoms-coi.

  • un conseil is countable in French. English "advice" is not: un conseil is "a piece of advice", des conseils is "advice".