All verbs

/ɛkspʁime/to expressB1

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
a direct object — Takes a direct object; reflexive s'exprimer for expressing yourself

Build map — what to memorise

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

The nous form
exprimons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

exprim-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

exprim-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

exprim-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

exprim-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

exprim-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
exprimer
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

exprimer-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

exprimer

Past participle
exprimé

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

exprimé

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

exprimé

Conjugation

présent
Ij'exprime/ʒɛkspʁim/I express
youtu exprimes/ty ɛkspʁim/you express
he/sheil exprime/il ɛkspʁim/he expresses
wenous exprimons/nuz ɛkspʁimɔ̃/we express
youvous exprimez/vuz ɛkspʁime/you express
theyils expriment/ilz ɛkspʁim/they express

Examples

  • J'exprime mon opinion.

    /ʒɛks.pʁim mɔ̃.n‿o.pi.njɔ̃/

    I'm giving my opinion.

  • Il s'exprime bien en français.

    /il sɛks.pʁim bjɛ̃.n‿ɑ̃ fʁɑ̃.sɛ/

    He expresses himself well in French.

  • Exprimez votre opinion.

    /ɛks.pʁi.me votʁ o.pi.njɔ̃/

    Give your opinion.

Set phrases

  • s'exprimer

    to express oneself, to speak

  • l'expression

    the expression, the phrase

Notes

  • s'exprimer is the verb for how well someone speaks a language: Il s'exprime bien en français — better than Il parle bien.