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 connect.”
Present Présent
Habits, current states, and actions happening now.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | connecte | I connect | |
| tu | connectes | you connect | |
| il / elle / on | connecte | he / she / it connectson: we connect / one connects | |
| nous | connectons | we connect | |
| vous | connectez | you connect | |
| ils / elles | connectent | they connect |
IN A SENTENCEPresent example
Paul connecte son ordinateur au réseau.
Paul connects his computer to the network.
Passé composé
Completed past events, using avoir or être plus a past participle.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | ai connecté | I connected | |
| tu | as connecté | you connected | |
| il / elle / on | a connecté | he / she / it connectedon: we connected / one connected | |
| nous | avons connecté | we connected | |
| vous | avez connecté | you connected | |
| ils / elles | ont connecté | they connected |
IN A SENTENCEPassé composé example
Hier, Paul a connecté son ordinateur au réseau.
Yesterday, Paul connected his computer to the network.
The passé composé uses avoir. The table shows the unmarked participle; agreement with a preceding direct object is outside this reference.
Back to tense navigation ↑Imperfect Imparfait
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | connectais | I used to connect | |
| tu | connectais | you used to connect | |
| il / elle / on | connectait | he / she / it used to connecton: we used to connect / one used to connect | |
| nous | connections | we used to connect | |
| vous | connectiez | you used to connect | |
| ils / elles | connectaient | they used to connect |
IN A SENTENCEImperfect example
Autrefois, Paul connectait son ordinateur au réseau.
Back then, Paul used to connect his computer to the network.
Future Futur simple
Future events and predictions.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | connecterai | I will connect | |
| tu | connecteras | you will connect | |
| il / elle / on | connectera | he / she / it will connecton: we will connect / one will connect | |
| nous | connecterons | we will connect | |
| vous | connecterez | you will connect | |
| ils / elles | connecteront | they will connect |
IN A SENTENCEFuture example
Plus tard, Paul connectera son ordinateur au réseau.
Later, Paul will connect his computer to the network.
Conditional Conditionnel présent
Hypothetical events and polite requests.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | connecterais | I would connect | |
| tu | connecterais | you would connect | |
| il / elle / on | connecterait | he / she / it would connecton: we would connect / one would connect | |
| nous | connecterions | we would connect | |
| vous | connecteriez | you would connect | |
| ils / elles | connecteraient | they would connect |
IN A SENTENCEConditional example
Paul connecterait son ordinateur au réseau.
Paul would connect his computer to the network.
Present subjunctive Subjonctif présent
Dependent clauses expressing wishes, necessity, doubt, and certain feelings.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | connecte | (that) I connect | |
| tu | connectes | (that) you connect | |
| il / elle / on | connecte | (that) he / she / it connectson: (that) we connect / one connects | |
| nous | connections | (that) we connect | |
| vous | connectiez | (that) you connect | |
| ils / elles | connectent | (that) they connect |
IN A SENTENCEPresent subjunctive example
Il est possible que Paul connecte son ordinateur au réseau.
It is possible that Paul connects his computer to the network.
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 connect
- to log in; to sign in
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