All verbs

/ɛɡzamine/to examineB1

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
examinons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

examin-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

examin-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

examin-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

examin-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

examin-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
examiner
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

examiner-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

examiner

Past participle
examiné

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

examiné

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

examiné

Conjugation

présent
Ij'examine/ʒɛɡzamin/I examine
youtu examines/ty ɛɡzamin/you examine
he/sheil examine/il ɛɡzamin/he examines
wenous examinons/nuz ɛɡzaminɔ̃/we examine
youvous examinez/vuz ɛɡzamine/you examine
theyils examinent/ilz ɛɡzamin/they examine

Examples

  • Le médecin m'a examiné.

    /lə me.də.sɛ̃ ma ɛɡ.za.mi.ne/

    The doctor examined me.

  • J'examine le dossier.

    /ʒɛɡ.za.min lə dɔ.sje/

    I'm looking at the file.

  • Ils n'ont pas examiné.

    /il nɔ̃ pa.z‿ɛɡ.za.mi.ne/

    They didn't look into it.

Set phrases

  • l'examen

    the exam; the examination

Notes

  • passer un examen is to SIT an exam, not to pass it. Passing is réussir. See etudes.