All verbs

/salye/to greetA1

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
saluons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

salu-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

salu-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

salu-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

salu-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

salu-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
saluer
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

saluer-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

saluer

Past participle
salué

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

salué

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

salué

Conjugation

présent
Ije salue/ʒə saly/I greet
youtu salues/ty saly/you greet
he/sheil salue/il saly/he greets
wenous saluons/nu salyɔ̃/we greet
youvous saluez/vu salye/you greet
theyils saluent/il saly/they greet

Examples

  • Je salue le voisin.

    /ʒə sa.ly lə vwa.zɛ̃/

    I greet the neighbour.

  • Salue-le de ma part.

    /sa.ly.lə də ma paʁ/

    Say hello to him from me.

  • Il a salué tout le monde.

    /il a sa.ly.e tul.mɔ̃d/

    He said hello to everyone.

Set phrases

  • saluer de la part de

    to say hello on behalf of

Notes

  • de ma part is "from me": Salue-le de ma part. A fixed and very common phrase. See saluer.