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 denounce.”
Present Présent
Habits, current states, and actions happening now.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | dénonce | I denounce | |
| tu | dénonces | you denounce | |
| il / elle / on | dénonce | he / she / it denounceson: we denounce / one denounces | |
| nous | dénonçons | we denounce | |
| vous | dénoncez | you denounce | |
| ils / elles | dénoncent | they denounce |
IN A SENTENCEPresent example
Paul dénonce cette injustice.
Paul denounces this injustice.
Passé composé
Completed past events, using avoir or être plus a past participle.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | ai dénoncé | I denounced | |
| tu | as dénoncé | you denounced | |
| il / elle / on | a dénoncé | he / she / it denouncedon: we denounced / one denounced | |
| nous | avons dénoncé | we denounced | |
| vous | avez dénoncé | you denounced | |
| ils / elles | ont dénoncé | they denounced |
IN A SENTENCEPassé composé example
Hier, Paul a dénoncé cette injustice.
Yesterday, Paul denounced this injustice.
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’ | dénonçais | I used to denounce | |
| tu | dénonçais | you used to denounce | |
| il / elle / on | dénonçait | he / she / it used to denounceon: we used to denounce / one used to denounce | |
| nous | dénoncions | we used to denounce | |
| vous | dénonciez | you used to denounce | |
| ils / elles | dénonçaient | they used to denounce |
IN A SENTENCEImperfect example
Autrefois, Paul dénonçait cette injustice.
Back then, Paul used to denounce this injustice.
Future Futur simple
Future events and predictions.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | dénoncerai | I will denounce | |
| tu | dénonceras | you will denounce | |
| il / elle / on | dénoncera | he / she / it will denounceon: we will denounce / one will denounce | |
| nous | dénoncerons | we will denounce | |
| vous | dénoncerez | you will denounce | |
| ils / elles | dénonceront | they will denounce |
IN A SENTENCEFuture example
Plus tard, Paul dénoncera cette injustice.
Later, Paul will denounce this injustice.
Conditional Conditionnel présent
Hypothetical events and polite requests.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | dénoncerais | I would denounce | |
| tu | dénoncerais | you would denounce | |
| il / elle / on | dénoncerait | he / she / it would denounceon: we would denounce / one would denounce | |
| nous | dénoncerions | we would denounce | |
| vous | dénonceriez | you would denounce | |
| ils / elles | dénonceraient | they would denounce |
IN A SENTENCEConditional example
Paul dénoncerait cette injustice.
Paul would denounce this injustice.
Present subjunctive Subjonctif présent
Dependent clauses expressing wishes, necessity, doubt, and certain feelings.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | dénonce | (that) I denounce | |
| tu | dénonces | (that) you denounce | |
| il / elle / on | dénonce | (that) he / she / it denounceson: (that) we denounce / one denounces | |
| nous | dénoncions | (that) we denounce | |
| vous | dénonciez | (that) you denounce | |
| ils / elles | dénoncent | (that) they denounce |
IN A SENTENCEPresent subjunctive example
Il est possible que Paul dénonce cette injustice.
It is possible that Paul denounces this injustice.
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 denounce
- to announce an end
- to report someone or something to the authorities; to tell on
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