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 evacuate.”
Present Présent
Habits, current states, and actions happening now.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | évacue | I evacuate | |
| tu | évacues | you evacuate | |
| il / elle / on | évacue | he / she / it evacuateson: we evacuate / one evacuates | |
| nous | évacuons | we evacuate | |
| vous | évacuez | you evacuate | |
| ils / elles | évacuent | they evacuate |
IN A SENTENCEPresent example
Le gardien évacue le bâtiment pendant l'exercice.
The caretaker evacuates the building during the drill.
Passé composé
Completed past events, using avoir or être plus a past participle.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | ai évacué | I evacuated | |
| tu | as évacué | you evacuated | |
| il / elle / on | a évacué | he / she / it evacuatedon: we evacuated / one evacuated | |
| nous | avons évacué | we evacuated | |
| vous | avez évacué | you evacuated | |
| ils / elles | ont évacué | they evacuated |
IN A SENTENCEPassé composé example
Hier, le gardien a évacué le bâtiment pendant l'exercice.
Yesterday, the caretaker evacuated the building during the drill.
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’ | évacuais | I used to evacuate | |
| tu | évacuais | you used to evacuate | |
| il / elle / on | évacuait | he / she / it used to evacuateon: we used to evacuate / one used to evacuate | |
| nous | évacuions | we used to evacuate | |
| vous | évacuiez | you used to evacuate | |
| ils / elles | évacuaient | they used to evacuate |
IN A SENTENCEImperfect example
Autrefois, le gardien évacuait le bâtiment pendant l'exercice.
Back then, the caretaker used to evacuate the building during the drill.
Future Futur simple
Future events and predictions.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | évacuerai | I will evacuate | |
| tu | évacueras | you will evacuate | |
| il / elle / on | évacuera | he / she / it will evacuateon: we will evacuate / one will evacuate | |
| nous | évacuerons | we will evacuate | |
| vous | évacuerez | you will evacuate | |
| ils / elles | évacueront | they will evacuate |
IN A SENTENCEFuture example
Plus tard, le gardien évacuera le bâtiment pendant l'exercice.
Later, the caretaker will evacuate the building during the drill.
Conditional Conditionnel présent
Hypothetical events and polite requests.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | évacuerais | I would evacuate | |
| tu | évacuerais | you would evacuate | |
| il / elle / on | évacuerait | he / she / it would evacuateon: we would evacuate / one would evacuate | |
| nous | évacuerions | we would evacuate | |
| vous | évacueriez | you would evacuate | |
| ils / elles | évacueraient | they would evacuate |
IN A SENTENCEConditional example
Le gardien évacuerait le bâtiment pendant l'exercice.
The caretaker would evacuate the building during the drill.
Present subjunctive Subjonctif présent
Dependent clauses expressing wishes, necessity, doubt, and certain feelings.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | évacue | (that) I evacuate | |
| tu | évacues | (that) you evacuate | |
| il / elle / on | évacue | (that) he / she / it evacuateson: (that) we evacuate / one evacuates | |
| nous | évacuions | (that) we evacuate | |
| vous | évacuiez | (that) you evacuate | |
| ils / elles | évacuent | (that) they evacuate |
IN A SENTENCEPresent subjunctive example
Il est possible que le gardien évacue le bâtiment pendant l'exercice.
It is possible that the caretaker evacuates the building during the drill.
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 evacuate
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