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Conjugation of the French verb utiliser

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

utiliser is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
utiliser	to use

Present		Scored
j'utilise	I use
tu utilises	you use
il utilise	he uses
elle utilise	she uses
nous utilisons	we use
vous utilisez	you use
ils utilisent	they use
elles utilisent	they use

Imperfect		Scored
j'utilisais	I was using
tu utilisais	you were using
il utilisait	he was using
elle utilisait	she was using
nous utilisions	we were using
vous utilisiez	you were using
ils utilisaient	they were using
elles utilisaient	they were using

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'utilisai	I used
tu utilisas	you used
il utilisa	he used
elle utilisa	she used
nous utilisâmes	we used
vous utilisâtes	you used
ils utilisèrent	they used
elles utilisèrent	they used

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

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

Future		Scored
j'utiliserai	I will use
tu utiliseras	you will use
il utilisera	he will use
elle utilisera	she will use
nous utiliserons	we will use
vous utiliserez	you will use
ils utiliseront	they will use
elles utiliseront	they will use

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

Conditional		Scored
j'utiliserais	I would use
tu utiliserais	you would use
il utiliserait	he would use
elle utiliserait	she would use
nous utiliserions	we would use
vous utiliseriez	you would use
ils utiliseraient	they would use
elles utiliseraient	they would use

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'utilise	(... that) I use
(... que) tu utilises	(... that) you use
(... que) il utilise	(... that) he uses
(... que) elle utilise	(... that) she uses
(... que) nous utilisions	(... that) we use
(... que) vous utilisiez	(... that) you use
(... que) ils utilisent	(... that) they use
(... que) elles utilisent	(... that) they use

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'utilisasse	(... that) I was using
(... que) tu utilisasses	(... that) you were using
(... que) il utilisât	(... that) he was using
(... que) elle utilisât	(... that) she was using
(... que) nous utilisassions	(... that) we were using
(... que) vous utilisassiez	(... that) you were using
(... que) ils utilisassent	(... that) they were using
(... que) elles utilisassent	(... that) they were using

Imperative		Scored
utilise	Use
utilisons	Let's use
utilisez	Use

Present Participle		Scored
utilisant	using

Past Participle		Scored
utilisé	used

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Irregular conjugation

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