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 unblock.”
Present Présent
Habits, current states, and actions happening now.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | débloque | I unblock | |
| tu | débloques | you unblock | |
| il / elle / on | débloque | he / she / it unblockson: we unblock / one unblocks | |
| nous | débloquons | we unblock | |
| vous | débloquez | you unblock | |
| ils / elles | débloquent | they unblock |
IN A SENTENCEPresent example
Paul débloque le tuyau bouché.
Paul unblocks the blocked pipe.
Passé composé
Completed past events, using avoir or être plus a past participle.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | ai débloqué | I unblocked | |
| tu | as débloqué | you unblocked | |
| il / elle / on | a débloqué | he / she / it unblockedon: we unblocked / one unblocked | |
| nous | avons débloqué | we unblocked | |
| vous | avez débloqué | you unblocked | |
| ils / elles | ont débloqué | they unblocked |
IN A SENTENCEPassé composé example
Hier, Paul a débloqué le tuyau bouché.
Yesterday, Paul unblocked the blocked pipe.
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’ | débloquais | I used to unblock | |
| tu | débloquais | you used to unblock | |
| il / elle / on | débloquait | he / she / it used to unblockon: we used to unblock / one used to unblock | |
| nous | débloquions | we used to unblock | |
| vous | débloquiez | you used to unblock | |
| ils / elles | débloquaient | they used to unblock |
IN A SENTENCEImperfect example
Autrefois, Paul débloquait le tuyau bouché.
Back then, Paul used to unblock the blocked pipe.
Future Futur simple
Future events and predictions.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | débloquerai | I will unblock | |
| tu | débloqueras | you will unblock | |
| il / elle / on | débloquera | he / she / it will unblockon: we will unblock / one will unblock | |
| nous | débloquerons | we will unblock | |
| vous | débloquerez | you will unblock | |
| ils / elles | débloqueront | they will unblock |
IN A SENTENCEFuture example
Plus tard, Paul débloquera le tuyau bouché.
Later, Paul will unblock the blocked pipe.
Conditional Conditionnel présent
Hypothetical events and polite requests.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | débloquerais | I would unblock | |
| tu | débloquerais | you would unblock | |
| il / elle / on | débloquerait | he / she / it would unblockon: we would unblock / one would unblock | |
| nous | débloquerions | we would unblock | |
| vous | débloqueriez | you would unblock | |
| ils / elles | débloqueraient | they would unblock |
IN A SENTENCEConditional example
Paul débloquerait le tuyau bouché.
Paul would unblock the blocked pipe.
Present subjunctive Subjonctif présent
Dependent clauses expressing wishes, necessity, doubt, and certain feelings.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | débloque | (that) I unblock | |
| tu | débloques | (that) you unblock | |
| il / elle / on | débloque | (that) he / she / it unblockson: (that) we unblock / one unblocks | |
| nous | débloquions | (that) we unblock | |
| vous | débloquiez | (that) you unblock | |
| ils / elles | débloquent | (that) they unblock |
IN A SENTENCEPresent subjunctive example
Il est possible que Paul débloque le tuyau bouché.
It is possible that Paul unblocks the blocked pipe.
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 unblock
- to unlock (release, make available)
- to be out of one's mind
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