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Conjugation of the French verb engager

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

engager is a regular verb with spelling changes

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
engager	to engage

Present		Scored
j'engage	I engage
tu engages	you engage
il engage	he engages
elle engage	she engages
nous engageons	we engage
vous engagez	you engage
ils engagent	they engage
elles engagent	they engage

Imperfect		Scored
j'engageais	I was engaging
tu engageais	you were engaging
il engageait	he was engaging
elle engageait	she was engaging
nous engagions	we were engaging
vous engagiez	you were engaging
ils engageaient	they were engaging
elles engageaient	they were engaging

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
j'engageai	I engaged
tu engageas	you engaged
il engagea	he engaged
elle engagea	she engaged
nous engageâmes	we engaged
vous engageâtes	you engaged
ils engagèrent	they engaged
elles engagèrent	they engaged

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

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

Future		Scored
j'engagerai	I will engage
tu engageras	you will engage
il engagera	he will engage
elle engagera	she will engage
nous engagerons	we will engage
vous engagerez	you will engage
ils engageront	they will engage
elles engageront	they will engage

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 engagé	I will have engaged
tu auras engagé	you will have engaged
il aura engagé	he will have engaged
elle aura engagé	she will have engaged
nous aurons engagé	we will have engaged
vous aurez engagé	you will have engaged
ils auront engagé	they will have engaged
elles auront engagé	they will have engaged

Conditional		Scored
j'engagerais	I would engage
tu engagerais	you would engage
il engagerait	he would engage
elle engagerait	she would engage
nous engagerions	we would engage
vous engageriez	you would engage
ils engageraient	they would engage
elles engageraient	they would engage

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 engagé	I would have engaged
tu aurais engagé	you would have engaged
il aurait engagé	he would have engaged
elle aurait engagé	she would have engaged
nous aurions engagé	we would have engaged
vous auriez engagé	you would have engaged
ils auraient engagé	they would have engaged
elles auraient engagé	they would have engaged

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'engage	(... that) I engage
(... que) tu engages	(... that) you engage
(... que) il engage	(... that) he engages
(... que) elle engage	(... that) she engages
(... que) nous engagions	(... that) we engage
(... que) vous engagiez	(... that) you engage
(... que) ils engagent	(... that) they engage
(... que) elles engagent	(... that) they engage

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'engageasse	(... that) I was engaging
(... que) tu engageasses	(... that) you were engaging
(... que) il engageât	(... that) he was engaging
(... que) elle engageât	(... that) she was engaging
(... que) nous engageassions	(... that) we were engaging
(... que) vous engageassiez	(... that) you were engaging
(... que) ils engageassent	(... that) they were engaging
(... que) elles engageassent	(... that) they were engaging

Imperative		Scored
engage	Engage
engageons	Let's engage
engagez	Engage

Present Participle		Scored
engageant	engaging

Past Participle		Scored
engagé	engaged

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