Key facts

Monter

To go up · to go up/to climb/to get in

B1Regular
Stem
mont
Past participle
monté

Examples

Je monte dans le bus.

I get on the bus.

Il ne monte pas en voiture.

He doesn't get into the car.

Nous montions le meuble.

We were assembling the furniture.

Nous sommes montés hier.

We went up yesterday.

Présent

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

Group 1
Jemonte
Igo up
Tumontes
Yougo up
Ilmonte
Hegoes up
Nousmontons
Wego up
Vousmontez
Yougo up
Ilsmontent
Theygo up

Futur proche

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

Jevais monter
Iam going to go up
Tuvas monter
Youare going to go up
Ilva monter
Heis going to go up
Nousallons monter
Weare going to go up
Vousallez monter
Youare going to go up
Ilsvont monter
Theyare going to go up

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de monter
Ihave just gone up
Tuviens de monter
Youhave just gone up
Ilvient de monter
Hehas just gone up
Nousvenons de monter
Wehave just gone up
Vousvenez de monter
Youhave just gone up
Ilsviennent de monter
Theyhave just gone up

Passé composé

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

J'ai monté
Ihave gone up
Tuas monté
Youhave gone up
Ila monté
Hehas gone up
Nousavons monté
Wehave gone up
Vousavez monté
Youhave gone up
Ilsont monté
Theyhave gone up

Conditionnel présent

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

Jemonterais
Iwould go up
Tumonterais
Youwould go up
Ilmonterait
Hewould go up
Nousmonterions
Wewould go up
Vousmonteriez
Youwould go up
Ilsmonteraient
Theywould go up

Futur simple

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

Jemonterai
Iwill go up
Tumonteras
Youwill go up
Ilmontera
Hewill go up
Nousmonterons
Wewill go up
Vousmonterez
Youwill go up
Ilsmonteront
Theywill go up

Imparfait

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

Jemontais
Iwas going up
Tumontais
Youwere going up
Ilmontait
Hewas going up
Nousmontions
Were going up
Vousmontiez
Youwere going up
Ilsmontaient
Theywere going up

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)monte
Yougo up
(Nous)montons
Wego up
(Vous)montez
Yougo up

Participe présent

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

montant
going up

Gérondif présent

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

en montant
going up

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