All verbs

/ʁakɔ̃te/to tellA2

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
a direct object — Takes a direct object, and à for who to

Build map — what to memorise

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

The nous form
racontons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

racont-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

racont-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

racont-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

racont-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

racont-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
raconter
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

raconter-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

raconter

Past participle
raconté

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

raconté

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

raconté

Conjugation

présent
Ije raconte/ʒə ʁakɔ̃t/I tell
youtu racontes/ty ʁakɔ̃t/you tell
he/sheil raconte/il ʁakɔ̃t/he tells
wenous racontons/nu ʁakɔ̃tɔ̃/we tell
youvous racontez/vu ʁakɔ̃te/you tell
theyils racontent/il ʁakɔ̃t/they tell

Examples

  • Je raconte une histoire.

    /ʒə ʁa.kɔ̃t yn is.twaʁ/

    I tell a story.

  • Raconte-moi.

    /ʁa.kɔ̃t.mwa/

    Tell me about it.

  • Nous racontons l'histoire.

    /nu ʁa.kɔ̃.tɔ̃ lis.twaʁ/

    We tell the story.

Notes

  • raconter is telling a story; dire is saying something. Raconte-moi invites a whole account. See raconter-passe.