All verbs

/pike/to stingB1

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
piquons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

piqu-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

piqu-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

piqu-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

piqu-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

piqu-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
piquer
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

piquer-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

piquer

Past participle
piqué

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

piqué

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

piqué

Conjugation

présent
Ije pique/ʒə pik/I sting
youtu piques/ty pik/you sting
he/sheil pique/il pik/he stings
wenous piquons/nu pikɔ̃/we sting
youvous piquez/vu pike/you sting
theyils piquent/il pik/they sting

Examples

  • Un moustique m'a piqué.

    /œ̃ mus.tik ma pi.ke/

    A mosquito bit me.

  • Ça pique.

    /sa pik/

    It stings.

  • Ça n'a pas piqué.

    /sa na pa pi.ke/

    It didn't sting.

Set phrases

  • la piqûre

    the injection; the sting

  • ça pique

    it stings, it's spicy

Notes

  • Three senses: to sting, to be spicy, and informally to nick. Ça pique covers a sting, a spicy dish and eyes watering.

  • une piqûre is an injection at the doctor's. See sante-medecin.