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Conjugation of the French verb manger

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb manger, along with their English translations.

manger is a regular verb with spelling changes

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
manger	to eat

Present		Scored
je mange	I eat
tu manges	you eat
il mange	he eats
elle mange	she eats
nous mangeons	we eat
vous mangez	you eat
ils mangent	they eat
elles mangent	they eat

Imperfect		Scored
je mangeais	I was eating
tu mangeais	you were eating
il mangeait	he was eating
elle mangeait	she was eating
nous mangions	we were eating
vous mangiez	you were eating
ils mangeaient	they were eating
elles mangeaient	they were eating

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
je mangeai	I ate
tu mangeas	you ate
il mangea	he ate
elle mangea	she ate
nous mangeâmes	we ate
vous mangeâtes	you ate
ils mangèrent	they ate
elles mangèrent	they ate

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai mangé	I ate
tu as mangé	you ate
il a mangé	he ate
elle a mangé	she ate
nous avons mangé	we ate
vous avez mangé	you ate
ils ont mangé	they ate
elles ont mangé	they ate

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais mangé	I had eaten
tu avais mangé	you had eaten
il avait mangé	he had eaten
elle avait mangé	she had eaten
nous avions mangé	we had eaten
vous aviez mangé	you had eaten
ils avaient mangé	they had eaten
elles avaient mangé	they had eaten

Future		Scored
je mangerai	I will eat
tu mangeras	you will eat
il mangera	he will eat
elle mangera	she will eat
nous mangerons	we will eat
vous mangerez	you will eat
ils mangeront	they will eat
elles mangeront	they will eat

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai mangé	I will have eaten
tu auras mangé	you will have eaten
il aura mangé	he will have eaten
elle aura mangé	she will have eaten
nous aurons mangé	we will have eaten
vous aurez mangé	you will have eaten
ils auront mangé	they will have eaten
elles auront mangé	they will have eaten

Conditional		Scored
je mangerais	I would eat
tu mangerais	you would eat
il mangerait	he would eat
elle mangerait	she would eat
nous mangerions	we would eat
vous mangeriez	you would eat
ils mangeraient	they would eat
elles mangeraient	they would eat

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais mangé	I would have eaten
tu aurais mangé	you would have eaten
il aurait mangé	he would have eaten
elle aurait mangé	she would have eaten
nous aurions mangé	we would have eaten
vous auriez mangé	you would have eaten
ils auraient mangé	they would have eaten
elles auraient mangé	they would have eaten

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je mange	(... that) I eat
(... que) tu manges	(... that) you eat
(... que) il mange	(... that) he eats
(... que) elle mange	(... that) she eats
(... que) nous mangions	(... that) we eat
(... que) vous mangiez	(... that) you eat
(... que) ils mangent	(... that) they eat
(... que) elles mangent	(... that) they eat

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je mangeasse	(... that) I was eating
(... que) tu mangeasses	(... that) you were eating
(... que) il mangeât	(... that) he was eating
(... que) elle mangeât	(... that) she was eating
(... que) nous mangeassions	(... that) we were eating
(... que) vous mangeassiez	(... that) you were eating
(... que) ils mangeassent	(... that) they were eating
(... que) elles mangeassent	(... that) they were eating

Imperative		Scored
mange	Eat
mangeons	Let's eat
mangez	Eat

Present Participle		Scored
mangeant	eating

Past Participle		Scored
mangé	eaten

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