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 strengthen.”
Present Présent
Habits, current states, and actions happening now.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | consolide | I strengthen | |
| tu | consolides | you strengthen | |
| il / elle / on | consolide | he / she / it strengthenson: we strengthen / one strengthens | |
| nous | consolidons | we strengthen | |
| vous | consolidez | you strengthen | |
| ils / elles | consolident | they strengthen |
IN A SENTENCEPresent example
Paul consolide le mur fissuré.
Paul strengthens the cracked wall.
Passé composé
Completed past events, using avoir or être plus a past participle.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | ai consolidé | I strengthened | |
| tu | as consolidé | you strengthened | |
| il / elle / on | a consolidé | he / she / it strengthenedon: we strengthened / one strengthened | |
| nous | avons consolidé | we strengthened | |
| vous | avez consolidé | you strengthened | |
| ils / elles | ont consolidé | they strengthened |
IN A SENTENCEPassé composé example
Hier, Paul a consolidé le mur fissuré.
Yesterday, Paul strengthened the cracked wall.
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’ | consolidais | I used to strengthen | |
| tu | consolidais | you used to strengthen | |
| il / elle / on | consolidait | he / she / it used to strengthenon: we used to strengthen / one used to strengthen | |
| nous | consolidions | we used to strengthen | |
| vous | consolidiez | you used to strengthen | |
| ils / elles | consolidaient | they used to strengthen |
IN A SENTENCEImperfect example
Autrefois, Paul consolidait le mur fissuré.
Back then, Paul used to strengthen the cracked wall.
Future Futur simple
Future events and predictions.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | consoliderai | I will strengthen | |
| tu | consolideras | you will strengthen | |
| il / elle / on | consolidera | he / she / it will strengthenon: we will strengthen / one will strengthen | |
| nous | consoliderons | we will strengthen | |
| vous | consoliderez | you will strengthen | |
| ils / elles | consolideront | they will strengthen |
IN A SENTENCEFuture example
Plus tard, Paul consolidera le mur fissuré.
Later, Paul will strengthen the cracked wall.
Conditional Conditionnel présent
Hypothetical events and polite requests.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | consoliderais | I would strengthen | |
| tu | consoliderais | you would strengthen | |
| il / elle / on | consoliderait | he / she / it would strengthenon: we would strengthen / one would strengthen | |
| nous | consoliderions | we would strengthen | |
| vous | consolideriez | you would strengthen | |
| ils / elles | consolideraient | they would strengthen |
IN A SENTENCEConditional example
Paul consoliderait le mur fissuré.
Paul would strengthen the cracked wall.
Present subjunctive Subjonctif présent
Dependent clauses expressing wishes, necessity, doubt, and certain feelings.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | consolide | (that) I strengthen | |
| tu | consolides | (that) you strengthen | |
| il / elle / on | consolide | (that) he / she / it strengthenson: (that) we strengthen / one strengthens | |
| nous | consolidions | (that) we strengthen | |
| vous | consolidiez | (that) you strengthen | |
| ils / elles | consolident | (that) they strengthen |
IN A SENTENCEPresent subjunctive example
Il est possible que Paul consolide le mur fissuré.
It is possible that Paul strengthens the cracked wall.
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 consolidate (make more solid)
- to consolidate
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