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 evoke.”
Present Présent
Habits, current states, and actions happening now.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | évoque | I evoke | |
| tu | évoques | you evoke | |
| il / elle / on | évoque | he / she / it evokeson: we evoke / one evokes | |
| nous | évoquons | we evoke | |
| vous | évoquez | you evoke | |
| ils / elles | évoquent | they evoke |
IN A SENTENCEPresent example
Ce parfum évoque des souvenirs d'enfance.
This scent evokes childhood memories.
Passé composé
Completed past events, using avoir or être plus a past participle.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | ai évoqué | I evoked | |
| tu | as évoqué | you evoked | |
| il / elle / on | a évoqué | he / she / it evokedon: we evoked / one evoked | |
| nous | avons évoqué | we evoked | |
| vous | avez évoqué | you evoked | |
| ils / elles | ont évoqué | they evoked |
IN A SENTENCEPassé composé example
Hier, ce parfum a évoqué des souvenirs d'enfance.
Yesterday, this scent evoked childhood memories.
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’ | évoquais | I used to evoke | |
| tu | évoquais | you used to evoke | |
| il / elle / on | évoquait | he / she / it used to evokeon: we used to evoke / one used to evoke | |
| nous | évoquions | we used to evoke | |
| vous | évoquiez | you used to evoke | |
| ils / elles | évoquaient | they used to evoke |
IN A SENTENCEImperfect example
Autrefois, ce parfum évoquait des souvenirs d'enfance.
Back then, this scent used to evoke childhood memories.
Future Futur simple
Future events and predictions.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | évoquerai | I will evoke | |
| tu | évoqueras | you will evoke | |
| il / elle / on | évoquera | he / she / it will evokeon: we will evoke / one will evoke | |
| nous | évoquerons | we will evoke | |
| vous | évoquerez | you will evoke | |
| ils / elles | évoqueront | they will evoke |
IN A SENTENCEFuture example
Plus tard, ce parfum évoquera des souvenirs d'enfance.
Later, this scent will evoke childhood memories.
Conditional Conditionnel présent
Hypothetical events and polite requests.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | évoquerais | I would evoke | |
| tu | évoquerais | you would evoke | |
| il / elle / on | évoquerait | he / she / it would evokeon: we would evoke / one would evoke | |
| nous | évoquerions | we would evoke | |
| vous | évoqueriez | you would evoke | |
| ils / elles | évoqueraient | they would evoke |
IN A SENTENCEConditional example
Ce parfum évoquerait des souvenirs d'enfance.
This scent would evoke childhood memories.
Present subjunctive Subjonctif présent
Dependent clauses expressing wishes, necessity, doubt, and certain feelings.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | évoque | (that) I evoke | |
| tu | évoques | (that) you evoke | |
| il / elle / on | évoque | (that) he / she / it evokeson: (that) we evoke / one evokes | |
| nous | évoquions | (that) we evoke | |
| vous | évoquiez | (that) you evoke | |
| ils / elles | évoquent | (that) they evoke |
IN A SENTENCEPresent subjunctive example
Il est possible que ce parfum évoque des souvenirs d'enfance.
It is possible that this scent evokes childhood memories.
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 evoke (to cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination)
- to mention
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