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 neutralize.”
Present Présent
Habits, current states, and actions happening now.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | neutralise | I neutralize | |
| tu | neutralises | you neutralize | |
| il / elle / on | neutralise | he / she / it neutralizeson: we neutralize / one neutralizes | |
| nous | neutralisons | we neutralize | |
| vous | neutralisez | you neutralize | |
| ils / elles | neutralisent | they neutralize |
IN A SENTENCEPresent example
Le filtre neutralise les mauvaises odeurs.
The filter neutralizes unpleasant odors.
Passé composé
Completed past events, using avoir or être plus a past participle.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | ai neutralisé | I neutralized | |
| tu | as neutralisé | you neutralized | |
| il / elle / on | a neutralisé | he / she / it neutralizedon: we neutralized / one neutralized | |
| nous | avons neutralisé | we neutralized | |
| vous | avez neutralisé | you neutralized | |
| ils / elles | ont neutralisé | they neutralized |
IN A SENTENCEPassé composé example
Hier, le filtre a neutralisé les mauvaises odeurs.
Yesterday, the filter neutralized unpleasant odors.
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’ | neutralisais | I used to neutralize | |
| tu | neutralisais | you used to neutralize | |
| il / elle / on | neutralisait | he / she / it used to neutralizeon: we used to neutralize / one used to neutralize | |
| nous | neutralisions | we used to neutralize | |
| vous | neutralisiez | you used to neutralize | |
| ils / elles | neutralisaient | they used to neutralize |
IN A SENTENCEImperfect example
Autrefois, le filtre neutralisait les mauvaises odeurs.
Back then, the filter used to neutralize unpleasant odors.
Future Futur simple
Future events and predictions.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | neutraliserai | I will neutralize | |
| tu | neutraliseras | you will neutralize | |
| il / elle / on | neutralisera | he / she / it will neutralizeon: we will neutralize / one will neutralize | |
| nous | neutraliserons | we will neutralize | |
| vous | neutraliserez | you will neutralize | |
| ils / elles | neutraliseront | they will neutralize |
IN A SENTENCEFuture example
Plus tard, le filtre neutralisera les mauvaises odeurs.
Later, the filter will neutralize unpleasant odors.
Conditional Conditionnel présent
Hypothetical events and polite requests.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | neutraliserais | I would neutralize | |
| tu | neutraliserais | you would neutralize | |
| il / elle / on | neutraliserait | he / she / it would neutralizeon: we would neutralize / one would neutralize | |
| nous | neutraliserions | we would neutralize | |
| vous | neutraliseriez | you would neutralize | |
| ils / elles | neutraliseraient | they would neutralize |
IN A SENTENCEConditional example
Le filtre neutraliserait les mauvaises odeurs.
The filter would neutralize unpleasant odors.
Present subjunctive Subjonctif présent
Dependent clauses expressing wishes, necessity, doubt, and certain feelings.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | neutralise | (that) I neutralize | |
| tu | neutralises | (that) you neutralize | |
| il / elle / on | neutralise | (that) he / she / it neutralizeson: (that) we neutralize / one neutralizes | |
| nous | neutralisions | (that) we neutralize | |
| vous | neutralisiez | (that) you neutralize | |
| ils / elles | neutralisent | (that) they neutralize |
IN A SENTENCEPresent subjunctive example
Il est possible que le filtre neutralise les mauvaises odeurs.
It is possible that the filter neutralizes unpleasant odors.
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 neutralise
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