All verbs

/vjɛjiʁ/to grow oldB1

Family
Family 1 — group 2, `-iss-` in the plural
Takes
no object — No object

Build map — what to memorise

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

The nous form
vieillissons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

vieill-+-is -is -it

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

vieilliss-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

vieilliss-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

vieilliss-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

vieilliss-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
vieillir
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

vieillir-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

vieillir

Past participle
vieilli

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

vieilli

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

vieilli

Conjugation

présent
Ije vieillis/ʒə vjɛji/I grow old
youtu vieillis/ty vjɛji/you grow old
he/sheil vieillit/il vjɛji/he grows old
wenous vieillissons/nu vjɛjisɔ̃/we grow old
youvous vieillissez/vu vjɛjise/you grow old
theyils vieillissent/il vjɛjis/they grow old

Examples

  • Nous vieillissons.

    /nu vjɛ.ji.sɔ̃/

    We're getting older.

  • Le père vieillit.

    /lə pɛʁ vjɛ.ji/

    Father is getting old.

  • Est-ce que tu vieillis ?

    /ɛs kə ty vjɛ.ji/

    Are you getting older?

Notes

  • Getting older; grandir is growing up. A child grandit, an adult vieillit.