Key facts

Chausser

To put on shoes · to put on shoes/to wear a size

B1Regular
Stem
chauss
Past participle
chaussé

Examples

Je chausse mes bottes.

I put on my boots.

Il ne chausse pas ses skis.

He doesn't put on his skis.

Nous chaussions Paul.

We were putting shoes on Paul.

Nous avons chaussé Marc.

We put shoes on Marc.

Présent

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

Group 1
Jechausse
Iput on shoes
Tuchausses
Youput on shoes
Ilchausse
Heputs on shoes
Nouschaussons
Weput on shoes
Vouschaussez
Youput on shoes
Ilschaussent
Theyput on shoes

Futur proche

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

Jevais chausser
Iam going to put on shoes
Tuvas chausser
Youare going to put on shoes
Ilva chausser
Heis going to put on shoes
Nousallons chausser
Weare going to put on shoes
Vousallez chausser
Youare going to put on shoes
Ilsvont chausser
Theyare going to put on shoes

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de chausser
Ihave just put on shoes
Tuviens de chausser
Youhave just put on shoes
Ilvient de chausser
Hehas just put on shoes
Nousvenons de chausser
Wehave just put on shoes
Vousvenez de chausser
Youhave just put on shoes
Ilsviennent de chausser
Theyhave just put on shoes

Passé composé

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

J'ai chaussé
Ihave put on shoes
Tuas chaussé
Youhave put on shoes
Ila chaussé
Hehas put on shoes
Nousavons chaussé
Wehave put on shoes
Vousavez chaussé
Youhave put on shoes
Ilsont chaussé
Theyhave put on shoes

Conditionnel présent

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

Jechausserais
Iwould put on shoes
Tuchausserais
Youwould put on shoes
Ilchausserait
Hewould put on shoes
Nouschausserions
Wewould put on shoes
Vouschausseriez
Youwould put on shoes
Ilschausseraient
Theywould put on shoes

Futur simple

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

Jechausserai
Iwill put on shoes
Tuchausseras
Youwill put on shoes
Ilchaussera
Hewill put on shoes
Nouschausserons
Wewill put on shoes
Vouschausserez
Youwill put on shoes
Ilschausseront
Theywill put on shoes

Imparfait

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

Jechaussais
Iwas putting on shoes
Tuchaussais
Youwere putting on shoes
Ilchaussait
Hewas putting on shoes
Nouschaussions
Were putting on shoes
Vouschaussiez
Youwere putting on shoes
Ilschaussaient
Theywere putting on shoes

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)chausse
Youput on shoes
(Nous)chaussons
Weput on shoes
(Vous)chaussez
Youput on shoes

Participe présent

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

chaussant
putting on shoes

Gérondif présent

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

en chaussant
putting on shoes

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