French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | monte | montais | monterai | monterais | monte | montasse | ||
| tu | montes | montais | monteras | monterais | montes | montasses | ||
| il | monte | montait | montera | monterait | monte | montât | ||
| nous | montons | montions | monterons | monterions | montions | montassions | ||
| vous | montez | montiez | monterez | monteriez | montiez | montassiez | ||
| ils | montent | montaient | monteront | monteraient | montent | montassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| je / j’ | suis monté* | étais monté | serai monté | serais monté | sois monté | fusse monté | ||
| tu | es monté | étais monté | seras monté | serais monté | sois monté | fusses monté | ||
| il | est monté | était monté | sera monté | serait monté | soit monté | fût monté | ||
| nous | sommes montés | étions montés | serons montés | serions montés | soyons montés | fussions montés | ||
| vous | êtes monté(s) | étiez monté(s) | serez monté(s) | seriez monté(s) | soyez monté(s) | fussiez monté(s) | ||
| ils | sont montés | étaient montés | seront montés | seraient montés | soient montés | fussent montés | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je | montai | fus monté | (tu) | monte | Present | montant | ||
| tu | montas | fus monté | (nous) | montons | Past | monté | ||
| il | monta | fut monté | (vous) | montez | Perfect | étant monté | ||
| nous | montâmes | fûmes montés | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | montâtes | fûtes monté(s) | (tu) | sois monté | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | montèrent | furent montés | (nous) | soyons montés | être monté | |||
| (vous) | soyez monté(s) | |||||||
Monter is a regular -er verb.
Listening
* The auxiliary verb is sometimes avoir – learn more.
Antonym: descendre (to go down)


The mountain of French verb conjugations you have to learn can be overwhelming – even just in the classroom where you have plenty of time to think about the correct response. Once you start talking to people in the real world, trying to figure out the appropriate verb conjugation can leave you speechless – literally. So what’s the solution? Learn, then practice, practice, practice!
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