All verbs

trembler

/tʁɑ̃ble/to trembleB1

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
no object — No object; de for what with

Build map — what to memorise

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

The nous form
tremblons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

trembl-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

trembl-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

trembl-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

trembl-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

trembl-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
trembler
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

trembler-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

trembler

Past participle
tremblé

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

tremblé

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

tremblé

Conjugation

présent
Ije tremble/ʒə tʁɑ̃bl/I tremble
youtu trembles/ty tʁɑ̃bl/you tremble
he/sheil tremble/il tʁɑ̃bl/he trembles
wenous tremblons/nu tʁɑ̃blɔ̃/we tremble
youvous tremblez/vu tʁɑ̃ble/you tremble
theyils tremblent/il tʁɑ̃bl/they tremble

Examples

  • Je tremble de froid.

    /ʒə tʁɑ̃bl də fʁwa/

    I'm shivering with cold.

  • Ses mains tremblaient.

    /se mɛ̃ tʁɑ̃.blɛ/

    His hands were shaking.

  • Ne tremble pas.

    /nə tʁɑ̃bl pa/

    Don't shake.

Set phrases

  • trembler de froid

    to shiver with cold

  • le tremblement de terre

    the earthquake

Notes

  • le tremblement de terre is an earthquake — literally a trembling of the earth.