All verbs

/saliʁ/to dirtyB1

Family
Family 1 — group 2, `-iss-` in the plural
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
salissons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

sal-+-is -is -it

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

saliss-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

saliss-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

saliss-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

saliss-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
salir
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

salir-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

salir

Past participle
sali

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

sali

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

sali

Conjugation

présent
Ije salis/ʒə sali/I dirty
youtu salis/ty sali/you dirty
he/sheil salit/il sali/he dirties
wenous salissons/nu salisɔ̃/we dirty
youvous salissez/vu salise/you dirty
theyils salissent/il salis/they dirty

Examples

  • Je salis la table.

    /ʒə sa.li la tabl/

    I get the table dirty.

  • Les enfants salissent la table.

    /le.z‿ɑ̃.fɑ̃ sa.lis la tabl/

    The children make the table dirty.

  • Je ne salis pas la maison.

    /ʒə nə sa.li pa la mɛ.zɔ̃/

    I don't make the house dirty.

Notes

  • Built from sale, dirty. French has a single verb where English needs "to make dirty".