All verbs

/puse/to pushA2

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
a direct object · no object — With an object it pushes something; with none, it grows

Build map — what to memorise

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

The nous form
poussons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

pouss-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

pouss-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

pouss-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

pouss-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

pouss-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
pousser
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

pousser-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

pousser

Past participle
poussé

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

poussé

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

poussé

Conjugation

présent
Ije pousse/ʒə pus/I push
youtu pousses/ty pus/you push
he/sheil pousse/il pus/he pushes
wenous poussons/nu pusɔ̃/we push
youvous poussez/vu puse/you push
theyils poussent/il pus/they push

Examples

  • Je pousse la porte.

    /ʒə pus la pɔʁt/

    I push the door.

  • Ne me pousse pas.

    /nə mə pus pa/

    Don't push me.

  • Les fleurs poussent.

    /le flœʁ pus/

    The flowers are growing.

Set phrases

  • pousser la porte

    to push the door

Notes

  • Two senses: pushing, and growing (of plants). Les fleurs poussent — the flowers are coming up. English uses a different verb; French sees both as pushing outward.

  • Poussez and Tirez are the signs on doors — push and pull.