The French for work (properly) is the verb fonctionner
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French for work (properly) is the regular ER verb fonctionner, in the most practical verb table yet devised.
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The 6 Simple Tenses of the conjugated verb fonctionner - French for work (properly)
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Here you’ll learn the conjugations of fonctionner, which is French for work (properly).
- I work (properly).
- you worked.
- he will work (properly).
- we would work (properly).
- they may work (properly).
The Verb Tables of Conjugation now presented below for fonctionner, allow you to practice your French verbs both by PRONOUN (vertically) - that is I, you, we, he, she, they etc, AND ALSO by TENSE (horizontally). Learn them both ways. Most verb tables only teach by tense, so that for example, you cannot actually learn the words for I from one tense to the other EXCEPT through learning each table by tense. In other words - a student is usually taught - I go, you go, he goes, we go, they go … BUT NOT I go, I went, I will go, I would go, I may go, I have gone etc, etc. These table allow this.
VERB CONJUGATION TABLE fonctionner |
Simple Tenses fonctionner |
TENSE |
je/j’ |
tu |
il |
nous |
vous |
ils |
Present Présent work (properly) |
fonctionne |
fonctionnes |
fonctionne |
fonctionnons |
fonctionnez |
fonctionnent |
Past Imperfect Imparfait worked |
fonctionnais |
fonctionnais |
fonctionnait |
fonctionnions |
fonctionniez |
fonctionnaient |
Simple Past Passé Simple worked |
fonctionnai |
fonctionnas |
fonctionna |
fonctionnâmes |
fonctionnâtes |
fonctionnèrent |
Future Futur will work (properly) |
fonctionnerai |
fonctionneras |
fonctionnera |
fonctionnerons |
fonctionnerez |
fonctionneront |
Conditional Conditionnel would work (properly) |
fonctionnerais |
fonctionnerais |
fonctionnerait |
fonctionnerions |
fonctionneriez |
fonctionneraient |
Subjunctive Subjonctif may work (properly) |
fonctionne |
fonctionnes |
fonctionne |
fonctionnions |
fonctionniez |
fonctionnent |
Compound Tenses fonctionner |
Present Perfect Passé Composé have worked |
ai fonctionné |
as fonctionné |
a fonctionné |
avons fonctionné |
avez fonctionné |
ont fonctionné |
Past Perfect Plus-que-Parfait had worked |
avais fonctionné |
avais fonctionné |
avait fonctionné |
avions fonctionné |
aviez fonctionné |
avaient fonctionné |
Future Perfect Futur Antérieur will have |
aurai fonctionné |
auras fonctionné |
aura fonctionné |
aurons fonctionné |
aurez fonctionné |
auront fonctionné |
Conditional Perfect Conditionnel Passé would have worked |
aurais fonctionné |
aurais fonctionné |
aurait fonctionné |
aurions fonctionné |
auriez fonctionné |
auraient fonctionné |
Imperative Imperatif work (properly)! |
|
fonctionne |
|
fonctionnons |
fonctionnez |
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Present Indicative Tense conjugations of fonctionner the French for work (properly)
présent de l’indicatif
je fonctionne
- I work (properly)
tu fonctionnes
- you work (properly) - (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on fonctionne
- he, she, it, one works
nous fonctionnons
- we work (properly)
vous fonctionnez
- you work (properly) (formal or plural)
ils, elles fonctionnent
- they work (properly)
Imperfect Indicative Tense conjugations of fonctionner, the French for work (properly)
imparfait de l’indicatif
je fonctionnais
- I worked
- I was working
tu fonctionnais
- you worked- (familiar or informal)
- you were working
il, elle, on fonctionnait
- he, she, it, one worked
- he, she, it, one was working
nous fonctionnions
- we worked
- we were working
vous fonctionniez
- you worked- (formal or plural)
- you were working
ils, elles fonctionnaient
- they worked
- they were working
Simple Past or Past Definite Tense conjugations of fonctionner, the French for work (properly)
passé simple
je fonctionnai
- I worked
tu fonctionnas
- you worked- (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on fonctionna
- he, she, it, one worked
nous fonctionnâmes
- we worked
vous fonctionnâtes
- you worked- (formal or plural)
ils, elles fonctionnèrent
they worked
(The
passé simple tense is mainly used in literature and books, and is rarely used in spoken French language).
Future Tense conjugations of fonctionner, the French for work (properly)
futur
je fonctionnerai
- I will work (properly)
tu fonctionneras
- you will work (properly) (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on fonctionnera
- he, she, it, one will work (properly)
nous fonctionnerons
- we will work (properly)
vous fonctionnerez
- you will work (properly) (formal or plural)
ils, elles fonctionneront
- they will work (properly)
Conditional Tense conjugations of fonctionner, the French for work (properly)
conditionnel
je fonctionnerais
- I would work (properly)
tu fonctionnerais
- you would work (properly) (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on fonctionnerait
- he, she, it, one would work (properly)
nous fonctionnerions
- we would work (properly)
vous fonctionneriez
- you would work (properly) (formal or plural)
ils, elles fonctionneraient
- they would work (properly)
Present Subjunctive Tense conjugations of fonctionner, the French for work (properly)
présent de subjonctif
que je fonctionne
- that I may work (properly)
que tu fonctionnes
- that you may work (properly)(familiar or informal)
qu’il, qu’elle, qu’on fonctionne
- that he, she, it, one may work (properly)
que nous fonctionnions
- that we may work (properly)
que vous fonctionniez
- that you may work (properly)(formal or plural)
qu’ils, qu’elles fonctionnent
- that they may work (properly)
The Four Compound Tenses of the French for verb fonctionner - the verb ‘to work (properly)’ in French
Past Participle of fonctionner is:
fonctionné -worked.
One can see the importance of the
past participle in that it is used, with
avoir to construct the compound tenses, four of which are in common useage today.
- I have worked
- you had worked
- he will have worked
- we would have worked
Compound Past, Present Perfect or Past Indefinite Tense conjugations of fonctionner - French for work (properly)
passé composé
Here’s the French for work (properly) conjugated with all the pronouns in the present perfect tense.
j’ai fonctionné
- I have worked or I did work (properly) or
- I worked
tu as fonctionné
- you have worked or you did work (properly) - (familiar or informal) or
- you worked
il, elle, on a fonctionné
- he, she, it, one has work (properly) or did work (properly)
- he, she, it worked
nous avons fonctionné
- we have worked or we did work (properly)
- we worked
vous avez fonctionné
- you have worked or you did work (properly) (formal or plural) or
- or we worked
ils, elles ont fonctionné
- they have worked or they did work (properly)
- they worked
Past Perfect Indicative or Pluperfect Tense conjugations of fonctionner - work (properly) in French
plus-que-parfait de l’indicatif
Here’s the French for -work (properly) conjugated with all the pronouns in the past perfect tense.
j’avais fonctionné
- I had worked
tu avais fonctionné
- you had worked- (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on avait fonctionné
- he, she, it, one had worked
nous avions fonctionné
- we had worked
vous aviez fonctionné
- you had worked (formal or plural)
ils, elles avaient fonctionné
- they had worked
Future Perfect or Future Anterior Tense conjugations of fonctionner, the French for work (properly)
futur antérieur
j’aurai fonctionné
- I will have
tu auras fonctionné
- you will have - (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on aura fonctionné
- he, she, it, one will have
nous aurons fonctionné
- we will have
vous aurez fonctionné
- you will have - (formal or plural)
ils, elles auront fonctionné
- they will have
Conditional Perfect Tense conjugations of fonctionner, the French for work (properly)
conditionnel passé
j’aurais fonctionné
- I would have worked
tu aurais fonctionné
- you would have worked- (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on aurait fonctionné
- he, she, it, one would have worked
nous aurions fonctionné
- we would have worked
vous auriez fonctionné
- you would have worked- (formal or plural)
ils, elles auraient fonctionné
- they would have worked
Imperative Tense conjugations of fonctionner, the French for work (properly)
impératif
fonctionne
- work (properly)!
fonctionnons
- let’s work (properly)!
fonctionnez
- work (properly)!
Present Participle
of fonctionner
fonctionnant - working
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