All verbs

/lɑ̃se/to throwB1

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
lançons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

lanc-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

lanç-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

lanç-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

lanç-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

lanc-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
lancer
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

lancer-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

lancer

Past participle
lancé

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

lancé

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

lancé

Conjugation

présent
Ije lance/ʒə lɑ̃s/I throw
youtu lances/ty lɑ̃s/you throw
he/sheil lance/il lɑ̃s/he throws
wenous lançons/nu lɑ̃sɔ̃/we throw
youvous lancez/vu lɑ̃se/you throw
theyils lancent/il lɑ̃s/they throw

Examples

  • Je lance le ballon.

    /ʒə lɑ̃s lə ba.lɔ̃/

    I throw the ball.

  • Ils ont lancé un produit.

    /il.z‿ɔ̃ lɑ̃.se œ̃ pʁo.dɥi/

    They launched a product.

  • Ne le lance pas.

    /nə lə lɑ̃s pa/

    Don't throw it.

Set phrases

  • lancer un projet

    to launch a project

Notes

  • Throwing and launching, literal and figurative — a ball, a product, an app.

  • Cedilla before a and o: nous lançons. See verbes-orthographe.