Key facts

Fournir

To provide · to provide/to supply

B1Regular
Stem
fourn
Past participle
fourni

Examples

Je fournis le papier.

I provide the paper.

Il ne fournit pas d'effort.

He doesn't put in any effort.

Nous fournissions l'aide.

We were providing the help.

Nous avons fourni le bois.

We provided the wood.

Présent

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

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Jefournis
Iprovide
Tufournis
Youprovide
Ilfournit
Heprovides
Nousfournissons
Weprovide
Vousfournissez
Youprovide
Ilsfournissent
Theyprovide

Futur proche

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

Jevais fournir
Iam going to provide
Tuvas fournir
Youare going to provide
Ilva fournir
Heis going to provide
Nousallons fournir
Weare going to provide
Vousallez fournir
Youare going to provide
Ilsvont fournir
Theyare going to provide

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de fournir
Ihave just provided
Tuviens de fournir
Youhave just provided
Ilvient de fournir
Hehas just provided
Nousvenons de fournir
Wehave just provided
Vousvenez de fournir
Youhave just provided
Ilsviennent de fournir
Theyhave just provided

Passé composé

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

J'ai fourni
Ihave provided
Tuas fourni
Youhave provided
Ila fourni
Hehas provided
Nousavons fourni
Wehave provided
Vousavez fourni
Youhave provided
Ilsont fourni
Theyhave provided

Conditionnel présent

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

Jefournirais
Iwould provide
Tufournirais
Youwould provide
Ilfournirait
Hewould provide
Nousfournirions
Wewould provide
Vousfourniriez
Youwould provide
Ilsfourniraient
Theywould provide

Futur simple

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

Jefournirai
Iwill provide
Tufourniras
Youwill provide
Ilfournira
Hewill provide
Nousfournirons
Wewill provide
Vousfournirez
Youwill provide
Ilsfourniront
Theywill provide

Imparfait

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

Jefournissais
Iwas providing
Tufournissais
Youwere providing
Ilfournissait
Hewas providing
Nousfournissions
Were providing
Vousfournissiez
Youwere providing
Ilsfournissaient
Theywere providing

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)fournis
Youprovide
(Nous)fournissons
Weprovide
(Vous)fournissez
Youprovide

Participe présent

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

fournissant
providing

Gérondif présent

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

en fournissant
providing

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