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Verb

parler

to speak / to talk

Auxiliary: avoir

Parler is a regular -er verb. 'Parler à quelqu'un' = to talk to someone; 'parler de quelque chose' = to talk about something. With a language, no article is used: 'je parle français'.

Je parle français et anglais.

I speak French and English.

Indicatif

Présent

Present

je parle
I speak

Je parle un peu espagnol.

I speak a little Spanish.

tu parles
you speak

Tu parles trop vite pour moi.

You speak too fast for me.

il/elle parle
he/she speaks

Elle parle au téléphone depuis une heure.

She has been on the phone for an hour.

nous parlons
we speak

Nous parlons souvent de toi.

We often talk about you.

vous parlez
you speak

Vous parlez plusieurs langues ?

Do you speak several languages?

ils/elles parlent
they speak

Ils parlent tous en même temps.

They are all talking at the same time.

Imparfait

Imperfect

je parlais
I spoke / used to speak

Enfant, je parlais déjà deux langues.

As a child, I already spoke two languages.

tu parlais
you spoke

Tu parlais toujours à voix basse.

You always used to speak quietly.

il/elle parlait
he/she spoke

Elle parlait de son voyage avec passion.

She spoke about her trip with passion.

nous parlions
we spoke

Nous parlions de tout et de rien.

We talked about everything and nothing.

vous parliez
you spoke

De quoi parliez-vous tout à l'heure ?

What were you talking about earlier?

ils/elles parlaient
they spoke

Les voisins parlaient fort toute la nuit.

The neighbours talked loudly all night.

Passé composé

Present Perfect

je ai parlé
I spoke / have spoken

J'ai parlé au directeur ce matin.

I spoke to the director this morning.

tu as parlé
you spoke

Tu as parlé trop longtemps.

You spoke for too long.

il/elle a parlé
he/she spoke

Elle a parlé à la radio hier.

She spoke on the radio yesterday.

nous avons parlé
we spoke

Nous avons parlé pendant des heures.

We talked for hours.

vous avez parlé
you spoke

Vous avez parlé de moi ?

Did you talk about me?

ils/elles ont parlé
they spoke

Ils ont parlé sans s'arrêter.

They talked without stopping.

Plus-que-parfait

Past Perfect

je avais parlé
I had spoken

Je lui avais parlé de ce problème auparavant.

I had spoken to him about this problem before.

tu avais parlé
you had spoken

Tu avais parlé trop tôt.

You had spoken too soon.

il/elle avait parlé
he/she had spoken

Elle avait parlé avant de partir.

She had spoken before leaving.

nous avions parlé
we had spoken

Nous en avions déjà parlé la semaine dernière.

We had already talked about it last week.

vous aviez parlé
you had spoken

Vous aviez parlé avec le médecin avant l'opération.

You had spoken with the doctor before the operation.

ils/elles avaient parlé
they had spoken

Ils avaient parlé de démissionner.

They had talked about resigning.

Futur simple

Future

je parlerai
I will speak

Je parlerai à ton professeur demain.

I will speak to your teacher tomorrow.

tu parleras
you will speak

Tu parleras en premier.

You will speak first.

il/elle parlera
he/she will speak

Le président parlera à la télévision ce soir.

The president will speak on television tonight.

nous parlerons
we will speak

Nous en parlerons plus tard.

We will talk about it later.

vous parlerez
you will speak

Vous parlerez devant tout le monde.

You will speak in front of everyone.

ils/elles parleront
they will speak

Ils parleront de leurs projets d'avenir.

They will talk about their future plans.

Conditionnel

Conditionnel présent

Conditional

je parlerais
I would speak

Je parlerais bien italien si je l'étudiais.

I would speak Italian well if I studied it.

tu parlerais
you would speak

Tu parlerais moins si tu écoutais davantage.

You would talk less if you listened more.

il/elle parlerait
he/she would speak

Elle parlerait volontiers si on l'invitait.

She would gladly speak if she were invited.

nous parlerions
we would speak

Nous en parlerions plus souvent si nous avions le temps.

We would talk about it more often if we had time.

vous parleriez
you would speak

Vous parleriez à sa place ?

Would you speak in his place?

ils/elles parleraient
they would speak

Ils parleraient plus librement sans public.

They would speak more freely without an audience.

Subjonctif

Subjonctif présent

Present Subjunctive

je parle
(that) I speak

Il faut que je parle à mon patron.

I need to speak to my boss.

tu parles
(that) you speak

Je veux que tu parles plus lentement.

I want you to speak more slowly.

il/elle parle
(that) he/she speak

Il est important qu'elle parle de ses sentiments.

It is important that she talks about her feelings.

nous parlions
(that) we speak

Elle aimerait que nous parlions moins fort.

She would like us to speak more quietly.

vous parliez
(that) you speak

Je préfère que vous parliez en français.

I prefer that you speak in French.

ils/elles parlent
(that) they speak

Il faut qu'ils parlent avec le juge.

They have to speak with the judge.

Impératif

Impératif

Imperative

tu parle
speak!

Parle plus fort, je ne t'entends pas.

Speak louder, I can't hear you.

nous parlons
let's speak

Parlons franchement.

Let's speak frankly.

vous parlez
speak!

Parlez chacun à votre tour.

Speak one at a time.

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