All verbs

/vide/to emptyB1

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
vidons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

vid-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

vid-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

vid-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

vid-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

vid-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
vider
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

vider-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

vider

Past participle
vidé

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

vidé

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

vidé

Conjugation

présent
Ije vide/ʒə vid/I empty
youtu vides/ty vid/you empty
he/sheil vide/il vid/he empties
wenous vidons/nu vidɔ̃/we empty
youvous videz/vu vide/you empty
theyils vident/il vid/they empty

Examples

  • Je vide la poubelle.

    /ʒə vid la pu.bɛl/

    I empty the bin.

  • Il a vidé son verre.

    /il a vi.de sɔ̃ vɛʁ/

    He emptied his glass.

  • Ne le vide pas.

    /nə lə vid pa/

    Don't empty it.

Set phrases

  • vider la poubelle

    to empty the bin