All verbs

/tʁavɛʁse/to crossA2

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
a direct object — Takes a direct object — no preposition

Build map — what to memorise

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

The nous form
traversons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

travers-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

travers-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

travers-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

travers-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

travers-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
traverser
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

traverser-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

traverser

Past participle
traversé

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

traversé

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

traversé

Conjugation

présent
Ije traverse/ʒə tʁavɛʁs/I cross
youtu traverses/ty tʁavɛʁs/you cross
he/sheil traverse/il tʁavɛʁs/he crosses
wenous traversons/nu (en)tɹavəsənz(fr)/we cross
youvous traversez/vu tʁavɛʁse/you cross
theyils traversent/il tʁavɛʁs/they cross

Examples

  • Je traverse la rue.

    /ʒə tʁa.vɛʁs la ʁy/

    I cross the road.

  • Traversez la rue.

    /tʁa.vɛʁ.se la ʁy/

    Cross the road.

  • Nous avons traversé le pont.

    /nu.z‿a.vɔ̃ tʁa.vɛʁ.se lə pɔ̃/

    We crossed the bridge.

Set phrases

  • traverser la rue

    to cross the road

Notes

  • No preposition: traverser la rue, not traverser à travers. English "cross" behaves the same way.

  • Figurative too: traverser une période difficile — to go through a bad patch. See itineraire.