All verbs

poser

/poze/to put downA1

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
posons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

pos-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

pos-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

pos-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

pos-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

pos-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
poser
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

poser-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

poser

Past participle
posé

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

posé

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

posé

Conjugation

présent
Ije pose/ʒə pɔz/I put down
youtu poses/ty poz/you put down
he/sheil pose/il pɔz/he puts down
wenous posons/nu pozɔ̃/we put down
youvous posez/vu poze/you put down
theyils posent/il poz/they put down

Examples

  • Je pose le livre sur la table.

    /ʒə pɔz lə livʁ syʁ la tabl/

    I put the book on the table.

  • Je peux poser une question ?

    /ʒə pø po.ze yn kɛs.tjɔ̃/

    May I ask a question?

  • Il a posé une question.

    /il a po.ze yn kɛs.tjɔ̃/

    He asked a question.

Set phrases

  • poser une question

    to ask a question

  • poser un problème

    to cause a problem

Notes

  • poser une question — not demander. You POSE a question in French; demander is asking for something. This is the single commonest error with questions.

  • Ça pose un problème is "that's a problem" — literally it poses one.