All verbs

/mɔ̃te/to go upA1

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
no object — No object normally — but with one it takes avoir and means to carry something up

Build map — what to memorise

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

The nous form
montons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

mont-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

mont-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

mont-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

mont-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

mont-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
monter
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

monter-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

monter

Past participle
monté

Takes être

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

être (present) + past participle, with agreement

monté

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

monté

Conjugation

présent
Ije monte/ʒə mɔ̃t/I go up
youtu montes/ty mɔ̃t/you go up
he/sheil monte/il mɔ̃t/he goes up
wenous montons/nu mɔ̃tɔ̃/we go up
youvous montez/vu mɔ̃te/you go up
theyils montent/il mɔ̃t/they go up

Examples

  • Je monte.

    /ʒə mɔ̃t/

    I'm going up.

  • Nous montons l'escalier.

    /nu mɔ̃.tɔ̃ lɛs.ka.lje/

    We're going up the stairs.

  • Je monte dans le train.

    /ʒə mɔ̃t dɑ̃ lə tʁɛ̃/

    I'm getting on the train.

Notes

  • Auxiliary depends on the object: Je suis monté (I went up) but J'ai monté la valise (I took the case up). Same rule as descendre. See passe-compose-etre.

  • monter dans is how you get on a train or into a car. See transports.