All verbs

/vole/to stealA1

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
a direct object · no object — A direct object when it means to steal; no object when it means to fly

Build map — what to memorise

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

The nous form
volons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

vol-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

vol-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

vol-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

vol-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

vol-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
voler
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

voler-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

voler

Past participle
volé

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

volé

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

volé

Conjugation

présent
Ije vole/ʒə vɔl/I steal
youtu voles/ty vol/you steal
he/sheil vole/il vɔl/he steals
wenous volons/nu volɔ̃/we steal
youvous volez/vu vole/you steal
theyils volent/il vol/they steal

Examples

  • L'oiseau vole.

    /lwa.zo vɔl/

    The bird is flying.

  • On m'a volé mon sac.

    /ɔ̃ ma vo.le mɔ̃ sak/

    My bag was stolen.

  • Il a volé son argent.

    /il a vo.le sɔ̃.n‿aʁ.ʒɑ̃/

    He stole his money.

Set phrases

  • se faire voler

    to be robbed

  • un vol

    a flight; a theft

Notes

  • One verb, two unrelated meanings: to fly and to steal. They come from different roots and met by accident. Context always separates them — at an airport vol is a flight, in a police report it is a theft. See voyage.

  • On m'a volé mon sac is how French says "my bag was stolen" — an active sentence with on, not a passive. See passif.