All verbs

/duble/to overtakeB1

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
a direct object — Takes a direct object, or none when a quantity doubles

Build map — what to memorise

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

The nous form
doublons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

doubl-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

doubl-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

doubl-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

doubl-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

doubl-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
doubler
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

doubler-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

doubler

Past participle
doublé

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

doublé

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

doublé

Conjugation

présent
Ije double/ʒə dubl/I overtake
youtu doubles/ty dubl/you overtake
he/sheil double/il dubl/he overtakes
wenous doublons/nu dublɔ̃/we overtake
youvous doublez/vu duble/you overtake
theyils doublent/il dubl/they overtake

Examples

  • Les prix ont doublé.

    /le pʁi ɔ̃ du.ble/

    Prices have doubled.

  • Il a doublé la voiture.

    /il a du.ble la vwa.tyʁ/

    He overtook the car.

  • Ne double pas.

    /nə dubl pa/

    Don't overtake.

Set phrases

  • doubler une voiture

    to overtake a car

  • le doublage

    dubbing

Notes

  • Three meanings from one image — making a second one: doubling a number, overtaking (going alongside), and dubbing a film (a second voice track).