All verbs

/fɛʁme/to closeA2

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
a direct object · no object — With an object it closes something; with none, it closes

Build map — what to memorise

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

The nous form
fermons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

ferm-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

ferm-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

ferm-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

ferm-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

ferm-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
fermer
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

fermer-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

fermer

Past participle
fermé

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

fermé

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

fermé

Conjugation

présent
Ije ferme/ʒə fɛʁm/I close
youtu fermes/ty fɛʁm/you close
he/sheil ferme/il fɛʁm/he closes
wenous fermons/nu fɛʁmɔ̃/we close
youvous fermez/vu fɛʁme/you close
theyils ferment/il fɛʁm/they close

Examples

  • Je ferme la porte.

    /ʒə fɛʁm la pɔʁt/

    I close the door.

  • Le magasin ferme à huit heures.

    /lə ma.ɡa.zɛ̃ fɛʁm a ɥit œʁ/

    The shop closes at eight.

  • Il a fermé les fenêtres.

    /il a fɛʁ.me le fə.nɛtʁ/

    He closed the windows.

Set phrases

  • fermer à clé

    to lock

  • la fermeture

    closing, closure

Notes

  • fermer à clé is to lock — literally to close with a key. There is no single verb for it.