Key facts

Pousser

To push · to push/to grow

B1Regular
Stem
pouss
Past participle
poussé

Examples

Je pousse le vélo.

I push the bike.

Il ne pousse pas le caddie.

He doesn't push the shopping cart.

Nous poussions l'auto.

We were pushing the car.

Nous avons poussé le mur.

We pushed the wall.

Présent

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

Group 1
Jepousse
Ipush
Tupousses
Youpush
Ilpousse
Hepushes
Nouspoussons
Wepush
Vouspoussez
Youpush
Ilspoussent
Theypush

Futur proche

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

Jevais pousser
Iam going to push
Tuvas pousser
Youare going to push
Ilva pousser
Heis going to push
Nousallons pousser
Weare going to push
Vousallez pousser
Youare going to push
Ilsvont pousser
Theyare going to push

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de pousser
Ihave just pushed
Tuviens de pousser
Youhave just pushed
Ilvient de pousser
Hehas just pushed
Nousvenons de pousser
Wehave just pushed
Vousvenez de pousser
Youhave just pushed
Ilsviennent de pousser
Theyhave just pushed

Passé composé

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

J'ai poussé
Ihave pushed
Tuas poussé
Youhave pushed
Ila poussé
Hehas pushed
Nousavons poussé
Wehave pushed
Vousavez poussé
Youhave pushed
Ilsont poussé
Theyhave pushed

Conditionnel présent

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

Jepousserais
Iwould push
Tupousserais
Youwould push
Ilpousserait
Hewould push
Nouspousserions
Wewould push
Vouspousseriez
Youwould push
Ilspousseraient
Theywould push

Futur simple

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

Jepousserai
Iwill push
Tupousseras
Youwill push
Ilpoussera
Hewill push
Nouspousserons
Wewill push
Vouspousserez
Youwill push
Ilspousseront
Theywill push

Imparfait

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

Jepoussais
Iwas pushing
Tupoussais
Youwere pushing
Ilpoussait
Hewas pushing
Nouspoussions
Were pushing
Vouspoussiez
Youwere pushing
Ilspoussaient
Theywere pushing

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)pousse
Youpush
(Nous)poussons
Wepush
(Vous)poussez
Youpush

Participe présent

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

poussant
pushing

Gérondif présent

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

en poussant
pushing

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