Conjugations
All six tenses and their examples are shown below. Use the links above to jump to a tense. English translations use the meaning “to land.”
Present Présent
Habits, current states, and actions happening now.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | atterris | I land | |
| tu | atterris | you land | |
| il / elle / on | atterrit | he / she / it landson: we land / one lands | |
| nous | atterrissons | we land | |
| vous | atterrissez | you land | |
| ils / elles | atterrissent | they land |
IN A SENTENCEPresent example
L'avion atterrit sur la petite piste.
The plane lands on the small runway.
Passé composé
Completed past events, using avoir or être plus a past participle.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | ai atterri | I landed | |
| tu | as atterri | you landed | |
| il / elle / on | a atterri | he / she / it landedon: we landed / one landed | |
| nous | avons atterri | we landed | |
| vous | avez atterri | you landed | |
| ils / elles | ont atterri | they landed |
IN A SENTENCEPassé composé example
Hier, l'avion a atterri sur la petite piste.
Yesterday, the plane landed on the small runway.
The passé composé uses avoir. The table shows the unmarked participle; agreement with a preceding direct object is outside this reference.
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Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | atterrissais | I used to land | |
| tu | atterrissais | you used to land | |
| il / elle / on | atterrissait | he / she / it used to landon: we used to land / one used to land | |
| nous | atterrissions | we used to land | |
| vous | atterrissiez | you used to land | |
| ils / elles | atterrissaient | they used to land |
IN A SENTENCEImperfect example
Autrefois, l'avion atterrissait sur la petite piste.
Back then, the plane used to land on the small runway.
Future Futur simple
Future events and predictions.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | atterrirai | I will land | |
| tu | atterriras | you will land | |
| il / elle / on | atterrira | he / she / it will landon: we will land / one will land | |
| nous | atterrirons | we will land | |
| vous | atterrirez | you will land | |
| ils / elles | atterriront | they will land |
IN A SENTENCEFuture example
Plus tard, l'avion atterrira sur la petite piste.
Later, the plane will land on the small runway.
Conditional Conditionnel présent
Hypothetical events and polite requests.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | atterrirais | I would land | |
| tu | atterrirais | you would land | |
| il / elle / on | atterrirait | he / she / it would landon: we would land / one would land | |
| nous | atterririons | we would land | |
| vous | atterririez | you would land | |
| ils / elles | atterriraient | they would land |
IN A SENTENCEConditional example
L'avion atterrirait sur la petite piste.
The plane would land on the small runway.
Present subjunctive Subjonctif présent
Dependent clauses expressing wishes, necessity, doubt, and certain feelings.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | atterrisse | (that) I land | |
| tu | atterrisses | (that) you land | |
| il / elle / on | atterrisse | (that) he / she / it landson: (that) we land / one lands | |
| nous | atterrissions | (that) we land | |
| vous | atterrissiez | (that) you land | |
| ils / elles | atterrissent | (that) they land |
IN A SENTENCEPresent subjunctive example
Il est possible que l'avion atterrisse sur la petite piste.
It is possible that the plane lands on the small runway.
French forms omit the subject. Use j’ before a vowel sound. Vous is polite singular or plural “you”; on often means “we,” or the general “one.” English wording depends on the context: passé composé can also use “have,” and the imperfect can describe an ongoing action. Subjunctive translations here follow “it is possible that.”
Meaning & usage
- to land (a plane, helicopter etc.)
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and simple conjugation forms adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Passé composé forms combine the source auxiliary and past participle. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations