How Is Allumer (to Light) Conjugated in French

How would you say light in French? If youre using the word as a noun, it is la lumià ¨re  or  la lampe.  Yet, if you want to say to light something, you need the verb  allumer. As with all French verbs, however, we must learn to conjugate  allumer.  As  this is a regular verb, it is a relatively easy one to work with and a quick lesson will show you how. Conjugating the French Verb  Allumer Allumer  is a  regular -ER verb. It will follow the same pattern changes as similar verbs, which makes learning these a little faster once you can recognize the pattern. To use this conjugation chart, simply match the subject pronoun you need to the present, future, or imperfect past tense. For instance, I light is jallume and we will light is  nous allumerons. Subject Present Future Imperfect j allume allumerai allumais tu allumes allumeras allumais il allume allumera allumait nous allumons allumerons allumions vous allumez allumerez allumiez ils allument allumeront allumaient What Is the Present Participle of  Allumer? The  present participle  of allumer  is  allumant. If you notice, we simply replaced the -er  ending with  -ant, which is equivalent to the English -ing. Beyond the verb,  allumant  can also become an adjective, gerund, or noun when necessary. What Is the Passà © Composà © of  Allumer? Rather than use the imperfect for the past tense, its common in French to use the  passà © composà ©. You will conjugate the  auxiliary verb  avoir  and use the  past participle  allumà ©Ã‚  along with the subject pronoun. For instance, I lit is jai allumà © and we lit is nouse avons allumà ©. You should note that  ai  and  avons  are conjugates of  avoir. More Conjugations of  Allumer From time to time, you may need to use one of the following conjugations of  allumer. The rarest of them are the passà © simple and imperfect subjunctive, which are utilized most often in formal writing. The subjunctive and conditional are more common and both suggest a degree of ambiguity to the action of the verb. The subjunctive is for those times when the verb is uncertain. The conditional for the times when it may or may not happen. Subject Subjunctive Conditional Pass Simple Imperfect Subjunctive j allume allumerais allumai allumasse tu allumes allumerais allumas allumasses il allume allumerait alluma allumt nous allumions allumerions allummes allumassions vous allumiez allumeriez allumtes allumassiez ils allument allumeraient allumrent allumassent You can use the imperative form to express short, direct commands or requests. When doing so, there is no need to use the subject pronoun as it is implied with the form of  allumer. Instead of nous allumons, you can simplify it to allumons. Imperative (tu) allume (nous) allumons (vous) allumez