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 transfer.”
Present Présent
Habits, current states, and actions happening now.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | transfère | I transfer | |
| tu | transfères | you transfer | |
| il / elle / on | transfère | he / she / it transferson: we transfer / one transfers | |
| nous | transférons | we transfer | |
| vous | transférez | you transfer | |
| ils / elles | transfèrent | they transfer |
IN A SENTENCEPresent example
Paul transfère les fichiers sur une clé USB.
Paul transfers the files onto a USB drive.
Passé composé
Completed past events, using avoir or être plus a past participle.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | ai transféré | I transferred | |
| tu | as transféré | you transferred | |
| il / elle / on | a transféré | he / she / it transferredon: we transferred / one transferred | |
| nous | avons transféré | we transferred | |
| vous | avez transféré | you transferred | |
| ils / elles | ont transféré | they transferred |
IN A SENTENCEPassé composé example
Hier, Paul a transféré les fichiers sur une clé USB.
Yesterday, Paul transferred the files onto a USB drive.
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’ | transférais | I used to transfer | |
| tu | transférais | you used to transfer | |
| il / elle / on | transférait | he / she / it used to transferon: we used to transfer / one used to transfer | |
| nous | transférions | we used to transfer | |
| vous | transfériez | you used to transfer | |
| ils / elles | transféraient | they used to transfer |
IN A SENTENCEImperfect example
Autrefois, Paul transférait les fichiers sur une clé USB.
Back then, Paul used to transfer the files onto a USB drive.
Future Futur simple
Future events and predictions.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | transfèrerai / transférerai | I will transfer | |
| tu | transfèreras / transféreras | you will transfer | |
| il / elle / on | transfèrera / transférera | he / she / it will transferon: we will transfer / one will transfer | |
| nous | transfèrerons / transférerons | we will transfer | |
| vous | transfèrerez / transférerez | you will transfer | |
| ils / elles | transfèreront / transféreront | they will transfer |
IN A SENTENCEFuture example
Plus tard, Paul transfèrera les fichiers sur une clé USB.
Later, Paul will transfer the files onto a USB drive.
Conditional Conditionnel présent
Hypothetical events and polite requests.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | transfèrerais / transférerais | I would transfer | |
| tu | transfèrerais / transférerais | you would transfer | |
| il / elle / on | transfèrerait / transférerait | he / she / it would transferon: we would transfer / one would transfer | |
| nous | transfèrerions / transférerions | we would transfer | |
| vous | transfèreriez / transféreriez | you would transfer | |
| ils / elles | transfèreraient / transféreraient | they would transfer |
IN A SENTENCEConditional example
Paul transfèrerait les fichiers sur une clé USB.
Paul would transfer the files onto a USB drive.
Present subjunctive Subjonctif présent
Dependent clauses expressing wishes, necessity, doubt, and certain feelings.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | transfère | (that) I transfer | |
| tu | transfères | (that) you transfer | |
| il / elle / on | transfère | (that) he / she / it transferson: (that) we transfer / one transfers | |
| nous | transférions | (that) we transfer | |
| vous | transfériez | (that) you transfer | |
| ils / elles | transfèrent | (that) they transfer |
IN A SENTENCEPresent subjunctive example
Il est possible que Paul transfère les fichiers sur une clé USB.
It is possible that Paul transfers the files onto a USB drive.
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 transfer, remove
- to forward
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