How Is the Verb Concentrer Conjugated in French

Its pretty obvious that the French verb  concentrer  means to concentrate. While the English and French look very similar and that makes it an easy word for your French vocabulary list, it still needs to be conjugated. A quick lesson will show you how its done. Conjugating the French Verb  Concentrer Verb conjugations help us express the action in the past, present, or future tense. We do this in English with endings like -ed and -ing. In French, its more complex because the verbs change not only with the tense  but also according to the subject pronoun. That means you have more words to remember. Concentrer  is a  regular -ER verb  and that can make learning its conjugations a little easier. This is particularly true if you have already studied similar verbs like  chauffer  (to heat)  and  briller  (to shine). The endings for all of these verbs are the same and its just a matter of adding them to the verb stem. The stem of  concentrer  is  concentr-  and it forms the base for all of the verb forms. Using the chart, you will quickly be able to recognize the verb pattern and attach the appropriate ending. For instance, I concentrate is  je concetre and we concentrate is nous concentrerons. Subject Present Future Imperfect je concentre concentrerai concentrais tu concentres concentreras concentrais il concentre concentrera concentrait nous concentrons concentrerons concentrions vous concentrez concentrerez concentriez ils concentrent concentreront concentraient The Present Participle of  Concentrer Adding an -ant  to the stem of  concentrer  gives you the  present participle  concentrant. Its very versatile and can be an adjective, gerund, or noun as well as a verb. The Past Participle and Passà © Composà © A  common way to express the past tense concentrated in French is with the  passà © composà ©. To form this, begin by conjugating the  auxiliary, or helping,  verb  avoir  according to the subject pronoun. Then, attach the  past participle  concentrà ©. As an example, I concentrated is jai concentrà © and we concentrated is nous avons concentrà ©. More Simple  Concentrer  Conjugations to Know There may be times when you want to insinuate that the verb  concentrer  has some degree of uncertainty. This is when the subjunctive or the conditional verb form will be useful. In rare cases and primarily in literature, you will come across the passà © simple or the imperfect subjunctive forms of  concentrer. Even if you do not use them yourself, its a good idea to be able to recognize them as you read French. Subject Subjunctive Conditional Pass Simple Imperfect Subjunctive je concentre concentrerais concentrai concentrasse tu concentres concentrerais concentras concentrasses il concentre concentrerait concentra concentrt nous concentrions concentrerions concentrmes concentrassions vous concentriez concentreriez concentrtes concentrassiez ils concentrent concentreraient concentrrent concentrassent Used primarily for exclamations, demands, and requests, the imperative form is an easy one. Rather than include the subject pronoun --  tu concentre  -- its acceptable to simplify it to  concentre  alone. Imperative (tu) concentre (nous) concentrons (vous) concentrez