How do you use Vouloir in a sentence in French?
The French verb vouloir is frequently used to politely ask for something in French. Je voudrais téléphoner s’il vous plaît. – I would like to make a phone call, please. Voulez-vous m’aider, s’il vous plaît? – Will you help me, please?
How do you conjugate Vouloir in French?
A common way to use vouloir is simply to follow it with a verb in the infinitive. Let’s take a look at a few examples in the present tense, the simplest of all French tenses: Elles veulent partir. They want to leave….Conjugating Vouloir in the Present Tense.
| Je | veux |
|---|---|
| Il/Elle | veut |
| Nous | voulons |
| Vous | voulez |
| Ils/Elles | veulent |
What is the conditional for Vouloir?
The conditional tense conjugations for the French verb vouloir, along with their English translations….Conditional of the French verb vouloir.
| Conditional | |
|---|---|
| il voudrait | he would want |
| elle voudrait | she would want |
| nous voudrions | we would want |
| vous voudriez | you would want |
How do you conjugate Vouloir in passe compose?
In Le Passé Composé, the meaning of vouloir is often closer to “tried”….Conjugation of VOULOIR (to want) in Le Passé Composé in French.
| j’ | ai voulu |
|---|---|
| il / elle / on | a voulu |
| nous | avons voulu |
| vous | avez voulu |
| ils/elles | ont voulu |
What is Vouloir in French?
to wish
The irregular verb vouloir is a shoe verb in the present tense. Vouloir means “to wish,” “to want,” or “will”: je veux. nous voulons.
Is Je voudrais rude?
Je voudrais is preferable in social contexts such as in a restaurant, as it is more polite and subtle than the blunt je veux (just like in English). [Note that j’aimerais (I would like) is also very commonly used in more polite contexts.]
How do you conjugate Vouloir in passé composé?
What is the present tense of Vouloir in French?
Vouloir Conjugation: Present Tense
| je | veux |
|---|---|
| il/elle | veut |
| nous | voulons |
| vous | voulez |
| ils/elles | veulent |
What is Vouloir in the present tense?
The irregular verb vouloir is a shoe verb in the present tense. Vouloir means “to wish,” “to want,” or “will”: je veux. nous voulons.
How do you conjugate Vouloir in the imparfait?
The verb vouloir has its own conjugation pattern.
- je veux.
- tu veux.
- il/elle veut.
- nous voulons.
- vous voulez.
- ils/elles veulent.
What is the perfect tense of Vouloir in French?
vouloir: Conjugation
| Present | Perfect |
|---|---|
| je veux tu veux il/elle veut nous voulons vous voulez ils/elles veulent Pronounce these verb forms | j’ ai voulu tu as voulu il/elle a voulu nous avons voulu vous avez voulu ils/elles ont voulu Pronounce these verb forms |
| Imperfect | Pluperfect |
How do you use Vouloir dire?
Note that if (1) vouloir dire is used in the negative with (2) an inanimate subject (including an indefinite relative pronoun), the subjunctive and indicative are both acceptable: Par exemple… Ça ne veut pas dire que tu peux / tu puisses jouer pendant toute la journée. That doesn’t mean you can play all day.
What is Vouloir used for in Imparfait?
Vouloir means ‘to want’. But that goes both ways. You can use it to talk about wanting something, but it’s also used to express the hope that someone else wants something or wants to do something.