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 negotiate.”
Present Présent
Habits, current states, and actions happening now.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | négocie | I negotiate | |
| tu | négocies | you negotiate | |
| il / elle / on | négocie | he / she / it negotiateson: we negotiate / one negotiates | |
| nous | négocions | we negotiate | |
| vous | négociez | you negotiate | |
| ils / elles | négocient | they negotiate |
IN A SENTENCEPresent example
Paul négocie le prix de la voiture.
Paul negotiates the price of the car.
Passé composé
Completed past events, using avoir or être plus a past participle.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | ai négocié | I negotiated | |
| tu | as négocié | you negotiated | |
| il / elle / on | a négocié | he / she / it negotiatedon: we negotiated / one negotiated | |
| nous | avons négocié | we negotiated | |
| vous | avez négocié | you negotiated | |
| ils / elles | ont négocié | they negotiated |
IN A SENTENCEPassé composé example
Hier, Paul a négocié le prix de la voiture.
Yesterday, Paul negotiated the price of the car.
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’ | négociais | I used to negotiate | |
| tu | négociais | you used to negotiate | |
| il / elle / on | négociait | he / she / it used to negotiateon: we used to negotiate / one used to negotiate | |
| nous | négociions | we used to negotiate | |
| vous | négociiez | you used to negotiate | |
| ils / elles | négociaient | they used to negotiate |
IN A SENTENCEImperfect example
Autrefois, Paul négociait le prix de la voiture.
Back then, Paul used to negotiate the price of the car.
Future Futur simple
Future events and predictions.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | négocierai | I will negotiate | |
| tu | négocieras | you will negotiate | |
| il / elle / on | négociera | he / she / it will negotiateon: we will negotiate / one will negotiate | |
| nous | négocierons | we will negotiate | |
| vous | négocierez | you will negotiate | |
| ils / elles | négocieront | they will negotiate |
IN A SENTENCEFuture example
Plus tard, Paul négociera le prix de la voiture.
Later, Paul will negotiate the price of the car.
Conditional Conditionnel présent
Hypothetical events and polite requests.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | négocierais | I would negotiate | |
| tu | négocierais | you would negotiate | |
| il / elle / on | négocierait | he / she / it would negotiateon: we would negotiate / one would negotiate | |
| nous | négocierions | we would negotiate | |
| vous | négocieriez | you would negotiate | |
| ils / elles | négocieraient | they would negotiate |
IN A SENTENCEConditional example
Paul négocierait le prix de la voiture.
Paul would negotiate the price of the car.
Present subjunctive Subjonctif présent
Dependent clauses expressing wishes, necessity, doubt, and certain feelings.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | négocie | (that) I negotiate | |
| tu | négocies | (that) you negotiate | |
| il / elle / on | négocie | (that) he / she / it negotiateson: (that) we negotiate / one negotiates | |
| nous | négociions | (that) we negotiate | |
| vous | négociiez | (that) you negotiate | |
| ils / elles | négocient | (that) they negotiate |
IN A SENTENCEPresent subjunctive example
Il est possible que Paul négocie le prix de la voiture.
It is possible that Paul negotiates the price of the car.
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 negotiate
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