parler — Present Simple in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | English | Example in French |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | parle | I speak French every day. | Je parle français tous les jours. |
| tu | parles | You speak too fast. | Tu parles trop vite. |
| il/elle | parle | She speaks three languages. | Elle parle trois langues. |
| nous | parlons | We speak with our neighbors. | Nous parlons avec nos voisins. |
| vous | parlez | You all speak very well. | Vous parlez très bien. |
| ils/elles | parlent | They speak about their trip. | Ils parlent de leur voyage. |
parler — Past Compound in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | English | Example in French |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | ai parlé | I spoke with my neighbor yesterday. | J'ai parlé avec mon voisin hier. |
| tu | as parlé | You spoke too fast during the meeting. | Tu as parlé trop vite pendant la réunion. |
| il/elle | a parlé | He/she spoke about the new project. | Il a parlé du nouveau projet. |
| nous | avons parlé | We spoke for hours last night. | Nous avons parlé pendant des heures hier soir. |
| vous | avez parlé | You all spoke with the teacher after class. | Vous avez parlé avec le prof après le cours. |
| ils/elles | ont parlé | They spoke about their vacation plans. | Ils ont parlé de leurs projets de vacances. |
parler — Imperfect in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | English | Example in French |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | parlais | I was speaking on the phone. | Je parlais au téléphone. |
| tu | parlais | You used to speak louder. | Tu parlais plus fort. |
| il/elle | parlait | He was speaking with his boss. | Il parlait avec son patron. |
| nous | parlions | We were speaking about you. | Nous parlions de toi. |
| vous | parliez | You all used to speak Spanish. | Vous parliez espagnol. |
| ils/elles | parlaient | They were speaking quietly. | Elles parlaient doucement. |
parler — Future in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | English | Example in French |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | parlerai | I'll speak to him tomorrow. | Je lui parlerai demain. |
| tu | parleras | You'll speak at the meeting. | Tu parleras à la réunion. |
| il/elle | parlera | She'll speak first. | Elle parlera en premier. |
| nous | parlerons | We'll speak later. | Nous parlerons plus tard. |
| vous | parlerez | You all will speak to the director. | Vous parlerez au directeur. |
| ils/elles | parleront | They'll speak about the project. | Ils parleront du projet. |
parler — Conditional in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | English | Example in French |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | parlerais | I'd speak more if I could. | Je parlerais plus si je pouvais. |
| tu | parlerais | You'd speak better with practice. | Tu parlerais mieux avec de la pratique. |
| il/elle | parlerait | He'd speak to her if he saw her. | Il lui parlerait s'il la voyait. |
| nous | parlerions | We'd speak French in Paris. | Nous parlerions français à Paris. |
| vous | parleriez | You all would speak differently. | Vous parleriez différemment. |
| ils/elles | parleraient | They'd speak about it all day. | Elles parleraient de ça toute la journée. |
parler — Present Subjunctive in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | English | Example in French |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | parle | I doubt I speak loud enough. | Je doute que je parle assez fort. |
| tu | parles | She wants you to speak to the manager. | Elle veut que tu parles au responsable. |
| il/elle | parle | It's important that he/she speak French. | Il est important qu'il parle français. |
| nous | parlions | They prefer that we speak quietly. | Ils préfèrent que nous parlions doucement. |
| vous | parliez | I need you all to speak clearly. | J'ai besoin que vous parliez clairement. |
| ils/elles | parlent | It's possible they speak Spanish too. | Il est possible qu'ils parlent espagnol aussi. |