Key facts

Considérer

To consider

A2Irregular
Stem
considér
Past participle
considéré

Examples

Je considère l'idée.

I am considering the idea.

Il ne considère pas ça.

He doesn't consider that.

Nous considérions Lucie.

We used to consider Lucie.

Nous avons considéré l'offre.

We considered the offer.

This verb is highly irregular. Prioritize repetition and active recall.

Présent

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

Group 1
Jeconsidère
Iconsider
Tuconsidères
Youconsider
Ilconsidère
Heconsiders
Nousconsidérons
Weconsider
Vousconsidérez
Youconsider
Ilsconsidèrent
Theyconsider

Futur proche

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

Jevais considérer
Iam going to consider
Tuvas considérer
Youare going to consider
Ilva considérer
Heis going to consider
Nousallons considérer
Weare going to consider
Vousallez considérer
Youare going to consider
Ilsvont considérer
Theyare going to consider

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de considérer
Ihave just considered
Tuviens de considérer
Youhave just considered
Ilvient de considérer
Hehas just considered
Nousvenons de considérer
Wehave just considered
Vousvenez de considérer
Youhave just considered
Ilsviennent de considérer
Theyhave just considered

Passé composé

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

J'ai considéré
Ihave considered
Tuas considéré
Youhave considered
Ila considéré
Hehas considered
Nousavons considéré
Wehave considered
Vousavez considéré
Youhave considered
Ilsont considéré
Theyhave considered

Conditionnel présent

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

Jeconsidérerais
Iwould consider
Tuconsidérerais
Youwould consider
Ilconsidérerait
Hewould consider
Nousconsidérerions
Wewould consider
Vousconsidéreriez
Youwould consider
Ilsconsidéreraient
Theywould consider

Futur simple

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

Jeconsidérerai
Iwill consider
Tuconsidéreras
Youwill consider
Ilconsidérera
Hewill consider
Nousconsidérerons
Wewill consider
Vousconsidérerez
Youwill consider
Ilsconsidéreront
Theywill consider

Imparfait

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

Jeconsidérais
Iwas considering
Tuconsidérais
Youwere considering
Ilconsidérait
Hewas considering
Nousconsidérions
Were considering
Vousconsidériez
Youwere considering
Ilsconsidéraient
Theywere considering

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)considère
Youconsider
(Nous)considérons
Weconsider
(Vous)considérez
Youconsider

Participe présent

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

considérant
considering

Gérondif présent

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

en considérant
considering

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