All verbs

/ɔkype/to occupyA2

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
a direct object · de — Takes a direct object; reflexive s'occuper de for dealing with something

Build map — what to memorise

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

The nous form
occupons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

occup-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

occup-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

occup-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

occup-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

occup-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
occuper
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

occuper-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

occuper

Past participle
occupé

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

occupé

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

occupé

Conjugation

présent
Ij'occupe/ʒɔkyp/I occupy
youtu occupes/ty ɔkyp/you occupy
he/sheil occupe/il ɔkyp/he occupies
wenous occupons/nuz ɔkypɔ̃/we occupy
youvous occupez/vuz ɔkype/you occupy
theyils occupent/ilz ɔkyp/they occupy

Examples

  • Je m'en occupe.

    /ʒə mɑ̃.n‿ɔ.kyp/

    I'll deal with it.

  • Elle s'occupe des enfants.

    /ɛl sɔ.kyp de.z‿ɑ̃.fɑ̃/

    She looks after the children.

  • Cette place est occupée.

    /sɛt plas ɛ.t‿ɔ.ky.pe/

    This seat is taken.

Set phrases

  • s'occuper de

    to deal with, to look after

  • être occupé

    to be busy

Notes

  • Je m'en occupe is the standard "I'll take care of it" — at work, at home, everywhere.

  • occupé means busy (of a person) or taken (of a seat), and also engaged on a phone line.