Key facts

Attacher

To tie · to tie/to fasten

C1Regular
Stem
attach
Past participle
attaché

Examples

J'attache mon vélo.

I'm tying up my bike.

Il n'attache pas son chien.

He doesn't tie up his dog.

Nous attachions le fil.

We were tying the string.

Nous avons attaché le colis.

We tied the package.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 1
J'attache
Itie
Tuattaches
Youtie
Ilattache
Heties
Nousattachons
Wetie
Vousattachez
Youtie
Ilsattachent
Theytie

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais attacher
Iam going to tie
Tuvas attacher
Youare going to tie
Ilva attacher
Heis going to tie
Nousallons attacher
Weare going to tie
Vousallez attacher
Youare going to tie
Ilsvont attacher
Theyare going to tie

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens d'attacher
Ihave just tied
Tuviens d'attacher
Youhave just tied
Ilvient d'attacher
Hehas just tied
Nousvenons d'attacher
Wehave just tied
Vousvenez d'attacher
Youhave just tied
Ilsviennent d'attacher
Theyhave just tied

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai attaché
Ihave tied
Tuas attaché
Youhave tied
Ila attaché
Hehas tied
Nousavons attaché
Wehave tied
Vousavez attaché
Youhave tied
Ilsont attaché
Theyhave tied

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

J'attacherais
Iwould tie
Tuattacherais
Youwould tie
Ilattacherait
Hewould tie
Nousattacherions
Wewould tie
Vousattacheriez
Youwould tie
Ilsattacheraient
Theywould tie

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

J'attacherai
Iwill tie
Tuattacheras
Youwill tie
Ilattachera
Hewill tie
Nousattacherons
Wewill tie
Vousattacherez
Youwill tie
Ilsattacheront
Theywill tie

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

J'attachais
Iwas tying
Tuattachais
Youwere tying
Ilattachait
Hewas tying
Nousattachions
Were tying
Vousattachiez
Youwere tying
Ilsattachaient
Theywere tying

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)attache
Youtie
(Nous)attachons
Wetie
(Vous)attachez
Youtie

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

attachant
tying

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en attachant
tying

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