All verbs

/vɑ̃te/to praiseB1

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
a direct object — Takes a direct object; reflexive se vanter for boasting

Build map — what to memorise

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

The nous form
vantons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

vant-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

vant-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

vant-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

vant-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

vant-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
vanter
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

vanter-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

vanter

Past participle
vanté

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

vanté

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

vanté

Conjugation

présent
Ije vante/ʒə vɑ̃t/I praise
youtu vantes/ty vɑ̃t/you praise
he/sheil vante/il vɑ̃t/he praises
wenous vantons/nu vɑ̃tɔ̃/we praise
youvous vantez/vu vɑ̃te/you praise
theyils vantent/il vɑ̃t/they praise

Examples

  • Ne te vante pas.

    /nə tə vɑ̃t pa/

    Don't boast.

  • Il a vanté ses avantages.

    /il a vɑ̃.te se.z‿a.vɑ̃.taʒ/

    He talked up its advantages.

  • Je ne me vante pas.

    /ʒə nə mə vɑ̃t pa/

    I'm not boasting.

Set phrases

  • se vanter

    to boast, to show off

Notes

  • Almost always reflexive in speech: se vanter, to boast. The plain form belongs to advertising — vanter les mérites de.