Key facts

Prononcer

To pronounce

B1Irregular
Model
cer
Stem
prononc
Past participle
prononcé

Examples

Je prononce mal.

I pronounce poorly.

Il ne prononce pas de mot.

He doesn't say a word.

Nous prononcions tout.

We were pronouncing everything.

Nous avons prononcé le oui.

We pronounced the 'yes'.

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
Jeprononce
Ipronounce
Tuprononces
Youpronounce
Ilprononce
Hepronounces
Nousprononçons
Wepronounce
Vousprononcez
Youpronounce
Ilsprononcent
Theypronounce

Futur proche

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

Jevais prononcer
Iam going to pronounce
Tuvas prononcer
Youare going to pronounce
Ilva prononcer
Heis going to pronounce
Nousallons prononcer
Weare going to pronounce
Vousallez prononcer
Youare going to pronounce
Ilsvont prononcer
Theyare going to pronounce

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de prononcer
Ihave just pronounced
Tuviens de prononcer
Youhave just pronounced
Ilvient de prononcer
Hehas just pronounced
Nousvenons de prononcer
Wehave just pronounced
Vousvenez de prononcer
Youhave just pronounced
Ilsviennent de prononcer
Theyhave just pronounced

Passé composé

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

J'ai prononcé
Ihave pronounced
Tuas prononcé
Youhave pronounced
Ila prononcé
Hehas pronounced
Nousavons prononcé
Wehave pronounced
Vousavez prononcé
Youhave pronounced
Ilsont prononcé
Theyhave pronounced

Conditionnel présent

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

Jeprononcerais
Iwould pronounce
Tuprononcerais
Youwould pronounce
Ilprononcerait
Hewould pronounce
Nousprononcerions
Wewould pronounce
Vousprononceriez
Youwould pronounce
Ilsprononceraient
Theywould pronounce

Futur simple

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

Jeprononcerai
Iwill pronounce
Tuprononceras
Youwill pronounce
Ilprononcera
Hewill pronounce
Nousprononcerons
Wewill pronounce
Vousprononcerez
Youwill pronounce
Ilsprononceront
Theywill pronounce

Imparfait

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

Jeprononçais
Iwas pronouncing
Tuprononçais
Youwere pronouncing
Ilprononçait
Hewas pronouncing
Nousprononcions
Were pronouncing
Vousprononciez
Youwere pronouncing
Ilsprononçaient
Theywere pronouncing

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)prononce
Youpronounce
(Nous)prononçons
Wepronounce
(Vous)prononcez
Youpronounce

Participe présent

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

prononçant
pronouncing

Gérondif présent

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

en prononçant
pronouncing

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