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Verb

manger

to eat

Auxiliary: avoir

-ger verb: an 'e' is kept before 'a' and 'o' to preserve the soft 'g' (nous mangeons, je mangeais). Past participle: 'mangé'.

Je mange une pomme chaque matin.

I eat an apple every morning.

Indicatif

Présent

Present

je mange
I eat

Je mange rarement de la viande.

I rarely eat meat.

tu manges
you eat

Tu manges trop vite.

You eat too fast.

il/elle mange
he/she eats

Le bébé mange sa purée tout seul.

The baby eats his puree on his own.

nous mangeons
we eat

Nous mangeons à midi précises.

We eat at exactly noon.

vous mangez
you (plural) eat

Vous mangez souvent au restaurant ?

Do you often eat at restaurants?

ils/elles mangent
they eat

Les enfants mangent des céréales le matin.

The children eat cereal in the morning.

Imparfait

Imperfect

je mangeais
I was eating

Enfant, je mangeais peu de légumes.

As a child, I used to eat few vegetables.

tu mangeais
you were eating

Tu mangeais toujours à la même heure.

You always ate at the same time.

il/elle mangeait
he/she was eating

Elle mangeait en lisant son journal.

She was eating while reading her newspaper.

nous mangions
we were eating

Autrefois, nous mangions tous ensemble le dimanche.

In the past, we all ate together on Sundays.

vous mangiez
you (plural) were eating

Vous mangiez trop sucré à l'époque.

You ate too much sugar back then.

ils/elles mangeaient
they were eating

Les oiseaux mangeaient les miettes sur la table.

The birds were eating the crumbs on the table.

Passé composé

Present Perfect

je ai mangé
I ate

J'ai mangé une part de gâteau.

I ate a slice of cake.

tu as mangé
you ate

As-tu déjà mangé ce midi ?

Have you already eaten this noon?

il/elle a mangé
he/she ate

Le chat a mangé toute sa gamelle.

The cat ate its whole bowl.

nous avons mangé
we ate

Nous avons mangé dans un petit bistrot.

We ate in a small bistro.

vous avez mangé
you (plural) ate

Vous avez mangé toute la tarte !

You ate the whole tart!

ils/elles ont mangé
they ate

Ils ont mangé au buffet à volonté.

They ate at the all-you-can-eat buffet.

Plus-que-parfait

Pluperfect

je avais mangé
I had eaten

J'avais déjà mangé quand tu m'as appelé.

I had already eaten when you called me.

tu avais mangé
you had eaten

Tu avais trop mangé et tu avais mal au ventre.

You had eaten too much and had a stomachache.

il/elle avait mangé
he/she had eaten

Elle n'avait rien mangé de la journée.

She hadn't eaten anything all day.

nous avions mangé
we had eaten

Nous avions mangé avant de partir en randonnée.

We had eaten before setting off on the hike.

vous aviez mangé
you (plural) had eaten

Vous aviez mangé tout le pain avant le dîner.

You had eaten all the bread before dinner.

ils/elles avaient mangé
they had eaten

Ils avaient mangé sans nous attendre.

They had eaten without waiting for us.

Futur simple

Future

je mangerai
I will eat

Ce soir, je mangerai plus léger.

Tonight I will eat lighter.

tu mangeras
you will eat

Tu mangeras tes légumes avant le dessert.

You will eat your vegetables before dessert.

il/elle mangera
he/she will eat

Le petit mangera quand il aura faim.

The little one will eat when he's hungry.

nous mangerons
we will eat

Demain, nous mangerons au bord de la mer.

Tomorrow we will eat by the sea.

vous mangerez
you (plural) will eat

Vous mangerez une spécialité locale ce soir.

You will eat a local speciality tonight.

ils/elles mangeront
they will eat

Les invités mangeront dans le jardin.

The guests will eat in the garden.

Conditionnel

Conditionnel présent

Conditional

je mangerais
I would eat

Je mangerais bien une glace maintenant.

I would really like an ice cream now.

tu mangerais
you would eat

Tu mangerais plus sainement avec un peu d'effort.

You would eat more healthily with a bit of effort.

il/elle mangerait
he/she would eat

Elle mangerait des pâtes tous les jours si elle pouvait.

She would eat pasta every day if she could.

nous mangerions
we would eat

Nous mangerions dehors s'il faisait plus chaud.

We would eat outside if it were warmer.

vous mangeriez
you (plural) would eat

Vous mangeriez quoi sur une île déserte ?

What would you eat on a desert island?

ils/elles mangeraient
they would eat

Ils mangeraient volontiers plus de fruits.

They would gladly eat more fruit.

Subjonctif

Subjonctif présent

Present Subjunctive

je mange
(that) I eat

Le médecin veut que je mange moins de sel.

The doctor wants me to eat less salt.

tu manges
(that) you eat

Il faut que tu manges quelque chose de chaud.

You need to eat something hot.

il/elle mange
(that) he/she eat

J'aimerais qu'elle mange un peu plus.

I'd like her to eat a bit more.

nous mangions
(that) we eat

Il vaut mieux que nous mangions avant de partir.

It's better that we eat before leaving.

vous mangiez
(that) you (plural) eat

Il faudrait que vous mangiez plus de légumes.

You should eat more vegetables.

ils/elles mangent
(that) they eat

Je préfère qu'ils mangent à table.

I prefer that they eat at the table.

Impératif

Impératif

Imperative

tu mange
eat!

Mange ta soupe pendant qu'elle est chaude !

Eat your soup while it's hot!

nous mangeons
let's eat!

Mangeons avant que ça refroidisse.

Let's eat before it gets cold.

vous mangez
eat! (plural)

Mangez lentement, ce n'est pas une course !

Eat slowly, it's not a race!

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