Key facts

Montrer

To show

A2Regular
Stem
montr
Past participle
montré

Examples

Je montre ma photo.

I show my photo.

Il ne montre pas son chat.

He doesn't show his cat.

Nous montrions le lieu.

We were showing the place.

Nous avons montré le sac.

We showed the bag.

Présent

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

Group 1
Jemontre
Ishow
Tumontres
Youshow
Ilmontre
Heshows
Nousmontrons
Weshow
Vousmontrez
Youshow
Ilsmontrent
Theyshow

Futur proche

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

Jevais montrer
Iam going to show
Tuvas montrer
Youare going to show
Ilva montrer
Heis going to show
Nousallons montrer
Weare going to show
Vousallez montrer
Youare going to show
Ilsvont montrer
Theyare going to show

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de montrer
Ihave just shown
Tuviens de montrer
Youhave just shown
Ilvient de montrer
Hehas just shown
Nousvenons de montrer
Wehave just shown
Vousvenez de montrer
Youhave just shown
Ilsviennent de montrer
Theyhave just shown

Passé composé

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

J'ai montré
Ihave shown
Tuas montré
Youhave shown
Ila montré
Hehas shown
Nousavons montré
Wehave shown
Vousavez montré
Youhave shown
Ilsont montré
Theyhave shown

Conditionnel présent

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

Jemontrerais
Iwould show
Tumontrerais
Youwould show
Ilmontrerait
Hewould show
Nousmontrerions
Wewould show
Vousmontreriez
Youwould show
Ilsmontreraient
Theywould show

Futur simple

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

Jemontrerai
Iwill show
Tumontreras
Youwill show
Ilmontrera
Hewill show
Nousmontrerons
Wewill show
Vousmontrerez
Youwill show
Ilsmontreront
Theywill show

Imparfait

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

Jemontrais
Iwas showing
Tumontrais
Youwere showing
Ilmontrait
Hewas showing
Nousmontrions
Were showing
Vousmontriez
Youwere showing
Ilsmontraient
Theywere showing

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)montre
Youshow
(Nous)montrons
Weshow
(Vous)montrez
Youshow

Participe présent

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

montrant
showing

Gérondif présent

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

en montrant
showing

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