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 unfold.”
Present Présent
Habits, current states, and actions happening now.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | déploie | I unfold | |
| tu | déploies | you unfold | |
| il / elle / on | déploie | he / she / it unfoldson: we unfold / one unfolds | |
| nous | déployons | we unfold | |
| vous | déployez | you unfold | |
| ils / elles | déploient | they unfold |
IN A SENTENCEPresent example
Paul déploie la carte sur la table.
Paul unfolds the map on the table.
Passé composé
Completed past events, using avoir or être plus a past participle.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | ai déployé | I unfolded | |
| tu | as déployé | you unfolded | |
| il / elle / on | a déployé | he / she / it unfoldedon: we unfolded / one unfolded | |
| nous | avons déployé | we unfolded | |
| vous | avez déployé | you unfolded | |
| ils / elles | ont déployé | they unfolded |
IN A SENTENCEPassé composé example
Hier, Paul a déployé la carte sur la table.
Yesterday, Paul unfolded the map on the table.
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’ | déployais | I used to unfold | |
| tu | déployais | you used to unfold | |
| il / elle / on | déployait | he / she / it used to unfoldon: we used to unfold / one used to unfold | |
| nous | déployions | we used to unfold | |
| vous | déployiez | you used to unfold | |
| ils / elles | déployaient | they used to unfold |
IN A SENTENCEImperfect example
Autrefois, Paul déployait la carte sur la table.
Back then, Paul used to unfold the map on the table.
Future Futur simple
Future events and predictions.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | déploierai | I will unfold | |
| tu | déploieras | you will unfold | |
| il / elle / on | déploiera | he / she / it will unfoldon: we will unfold / one will unfold | |
| nous | déploierons | we will unfold | |
| vous | déploierez | you will unfold | |
| ils / elles | déploieront | they will unfold |
IN A SENTENCEFuture example
Plus tard, Paul déploiera la carte sur la table.
Later, Paul will unfold the map on the table.
Conditional Conditionnel présent
Hypothetical events and polite requests.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | déploierais | I would unfold | |
| tu | déploierais | you would unfold | |
| il / elle / on | déploierait | he / she / it would unfoldon: we would unfold / one would unfold | |
| nous | déploierions | we would unfold | |
| vous | déploieriez | you would unfold | |
| ils / elles | déploieraient | they would unfold |
IN A SENTENCEConditional example
Paul déploierait la carte sur la table.
Paul would unfold the map on the table.
Present subjunctive Subjonctif présent
Dependent clauses expressing wishes, necessity, doubt, and certain feelings.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | déploie | (that) I unfold | |
| tu | déploies | (that) you unfold | |
| il / elle / on | déploie | (that) he / she / it unfoldson: (that) we unfold / one unfolds | |
| nous | déployions | (that) we unfold | |
| vous | déployiez | (that) you unfold | |
| ils / elles | déploient | (that) they unfold |
IN A SENTENCEPresent subjunctive example
Il est possible que Paul déploie la carte sur la table.
It is possible that Paul unfolds the map on the table.
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 spread out, to unfold
- to deploy (troops, 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