All verbs

/plase/to placeB1

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
plaçons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

plac-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

plaç-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

plaç-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

plaç-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

plac-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
placer
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

placer-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

placer

Past participle
placé

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

placé

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

placé

Conjugation

présent
Ije place/ʒə plas/I place
youtu places/ty plas/you place
he/sheil place/il plas/he places
wenous plaçons/nu plasɔ̃/we place
youvous placez/vu plase/you place
theyils placent/il plas/they place

Examples

  • Je place le livre sur l'étagère.

    /ʒə plas lə livʁ syʁ le.ta.ʒɛʁ/

    I put the book on the shelf.

  • Il a placé les invités.

    /il a pla.se le.z‿ɛ̃.vi.te/

    He seated the guests.

  • Ne le place pas là.

    /nə lə plas pa la/

    Don't put it there.

Set phrases

  • placer de l'argent

    to invest money

Notes

  • It also means to invest: placer de l'argent. And une place is a seat, a square and a space. See argent.