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Conjugation of the French verb proposer

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

proposer is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
proposer	to propose

Present		Scored
je propose	I propose
tu proposes	you propose
il propose	he proposes
elle propose	she proposes
nous proposons	we propose
vous proposez	you propose
ils proposent	they propose
elles proposent	they propose

Imperfect		Scored
je proposais	I was proposing
tu proposais	you were proposing
il proposait	he was proposing
elle proposait	she was proposing
nous proposions	we were proposing
vous proposiez	you were proposing
ils proposaient	they were proposing
elles proposaient	they were proposing

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 proposai	I proposed
tu proposas	you proposed
il proposa	he proposed
elle proposa	she proposed
nous proposâmes	we proposed
vous proposâtes	you proposed
ils proposèrent	they proposed
elles proposèrent	they proposed

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

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

Future		Scored
je proposerai	I will propose
tu proposeras	you will propose
il proposera	he will propose
elle proposera	she will propose
nous proposerons	we will propose
vous proposerez	you will propose
ils proposeront	they will propose
elles proposeront	they will propose

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

Conditional		Scored
je proposerais	I would propose
tu proposerais	you would propose
il proposerait	he would propose
elle proposerait	she would propose
nous proposerions	we would propose
vous proposeriez	you would propose
ils proposeraient	they would propose
elles proposeraient	they would propose

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je propose	(... that) I propose
(... que) tu proposes	(... that) you propose
(... que) il propose	(... that) he proposes
(... que) elle propose	(... that) she proposes
(... que) nous proposions	(... that) we propose
(... que) vous proposiez	(... that) you propose
(... que) ils proposent	(... that) they propose
(... que) elles proposent	(... that) they propose

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je proposasse	(... that) I was proposing
(... que) tu proposasses	(... that) you were proposing
(... que) il proposât	(... that) he was proposing
(... que) elle proposât	(... that) she was proposing
(... que) nous proposassions	(... that) we were proposing
(... que) vous proposassiez	(... that) you were proposing
(... que) ils proposassent	(... that) they were proposing
(... que) elles proposassent	(... that) they were proposing

Imperative		Scored
propose	Propose
proposons	Let's propose
proposez	Propose

Present Participle		Scored
proposant	proposing

Past Participle		Scored
proposé	proposed

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Irregular conjugation

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