Amer in the Present Simple
| English | Example in French |
|---|---|
| I find this coffee bitter. | Je trouve ce café amer. |
| You think this medicine is bitter. | Tu trouves ce médicament amer. |
| He thinks the chocolate is bitter. | Il trouve le chocolat amer. |
| We find this dish a bit bitter. | Nous trouvons ce plat un peu amer. |
| You all say the lemon is bitter. | Vous dites que le citron est amer. |
| They think the drink is too bitter. | Ils trouvent la boisson trop amère. |
Amer in the Past Compound
| English | Example in French |
|---|---|
| I have found the tea bitter. | J'ai trouvé le thé amer. |
| You have found the coffee bitter. | Tu as trouvé le café amer. |
| She has found the chocolate bitter. | Elle a trouvé le chocolat amer. |
| We have found the lemon bitter. | Nous avons trouvé le citron amer. |
| You all have found the sauce bitter. | Vous avez trouvé la sauce amère. |
| They have found the drink bitter. | Ils ont trouvé la boisson amère. |
Amer in the Imperfect
| English | Example in French |
|---|---|
| I always found that tea bitter. | Je trouvais toujours ce thé amer. |
| You often thought the sauce was bitter. | Tu trouvais souvent la sauce amère. |
| She used to find the coffee bitter. | Elle trouvait le café amer. |
| We always found the taste a bit bitter. | Nous trouvions toujours le goût un peu amer. |
| You all thought the orange was bitter. | Vous trouviez l'orange amère. |
| They used to find the drink quite bitter. | Ils trouvaient la boisson assez amère. |
Amer in the Future
| English | Example in French |
|---|---|
| I will find that grapefruit bitter. | Je trouverai ce pamplemousse amer. |
| You will think the wine is bitter. | Tu trouveras le vin amer. |
| He will find the medicine bitter. | Il trouvera le médicament amer. |
| We will find the chocolate bitter. | Nous trouverons le chocolat amer. |
| You all will think the coffee is bitter. | Vous trouverez le café amer. |
| They will find the sauce too bitter. | Ils trouveront la sauce trop amère. |
Amer in the Conditional
| English | Example in French |
|---|---|
| I would find this dish bitter without sugar. | Je trouverais ce plat amer sans sucre. |
| You would think the drink is bitter. | Tu trouverais la boisson amère. |
| He would find the lemon bitter. | Il trouverait le citron amer. |
| We would think the tea is bitter. | Nous trouverions le thé amer. |
| You all would find the chocolate bitter. | Vous trouveriez le chocolat amer. |
| They would think the coffee is bitter. | Ils trouveraient le café amer. |
Amer in the Present Subjunctive
| English | Example in French |
|---|---|
| It's necessary that I find this sauce bitter. | Il faut que je trouve cette sauce amère. |
| It's possible that you find the wine bitter. | Il est possible que tu trouves le vin amer. |
| It's important that he finds the taste bitter. | Il est important qu'il trouve le goût amer. |
| We need to find the chocolate bitter. | Il faut que nous trouvions le chocolat amer. |
| It's essential that you all find the lemon bitter. | Il est essentiel que vous trouviez le citron amer. |
| It's surprising that they find the drink bitter. | Il est surprenant qu'ils trouvent la boisson amère. |