All verbs

/paʁtisipe/to take partB1

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
à — Always à

Build map — what to memorise

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

The nous form
participons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

particip-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

particip-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

particip-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

particip-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

particip-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
participer
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

participer-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

participer

Past participle
participé

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

participé

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

participé

Conjugation

présent
Ije participe/ʒə paʁtisip/I take part
youtu participes/ty paʁtisip/you take part
he/sheil participe/il paʁtisip/he takes part
wenous participons/nu paʁtisipɔ̃/we take part
youvous participez/vu paʁtisipe/you take part
theyils participent/il paʁtisip/they take part

Examples

  • Je participe à la réunion.

    /ʒə paʁ.ti.sip a la ʁe.y.njɔ̃/

    I'm taking part in the meeting.

  • Il a participé au concours.

    /il a paʁ.ti.si.pe o kɔ̃.kuʁ/

    He entered the competition.

  • Je ne participe pas.

    /ʒə nə paʁ.ti.sip pa/

    I'm not taking part.

Set phrases

  • participer à

    to take part in

Notes

  • participer à, never a direct object. English participates IN, so the preposition transfers — but note it is à, not dans.