All verbs

/sinje/to signA2

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
signons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

sign-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

sign-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

sign-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

sign-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

sign-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
signer
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

signer-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

signer

Past participle
signé

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

signé

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

signé

Conjugation

présent
Ije signe/ʒə siɲ/I sign
youtu signes/ty sinj/you sign
he/sheil signe/il siɲ/he signs
wenous signons/nu sinjɔ̃/we sign
youvous signez/vu sinje/you sign
theyils signent/il sinj/they sign

Examples

  • Je signe le contrat.

    /ʒə siɲ lə kɔ̃.tʁa/

    I sign the contract.

  • Signez ici.

    /si.ɲe.z‿i.si/

    Sign here.

  • Il a signé le contrat.

    /il a si.ɲe lə kɔ̃.tʁa/

    He signed the contract.

Set phrases

  • la signature

    the signature

  • signer un contrat

    to sign a contract