All verbs

/vizite/to visitA2

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
a direct object — Takes a direct object — a PLACE, never a person

Build map — what to memorise

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

The nous form
visitons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

visit-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

visit-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

visit-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

visit-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

visit-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
visiter
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

visiter-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

visiter

Past participle
visité

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

visité

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

visité

Conjugation

présent
Ije visite/ʒə vizit/I visit
youtu visites/ty vizit/you visit
he/sheil visite/il vizit/he visits
wenous visitons/nu vizitɔ̃/we visit
youvous visitez/vu vizite/you visit
theyils visitent/il vizit/they visit

Examples

  • J'ai visité Paris.

    /ʒe vi.zi.te pa.ʁi/

    I visited Paris.

  • Nous visitons le musée.

    /nu vi.zi.tɔ̃ lə my.ze/

    We're visiting the museum.

  • Je rends visite à mon ami.

    /ʒə ʁɑ̃ vi.zit a mɔ̃.n‿a.mi/

    I'm visiting my friend.

Set phrases

  • rendre visite à

    to visit someone

  • la visite

    the visit; the viewing

Notes

  • visiter is for places; for people it is rendre visite à. Je visite mon ami sounds like you are touring him. This is one of the most reliable errors an English speaker makes. See voyage.

  • It is also the verb for viewing a property: visiter un appartement. See logement.