Key facts

Skier

To ski

A1Regular
Stem
ski
Past participle
skié

Examples

Je skie bien.

I ski well.

Il ne skie pas souvent.

He doesn't ski often.

Nous skiions au Jura.

We were skiing in the Jura.

Nous avons skié hier.

We skied yesterday.

Présent

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

Group 1
Jeskie
Iski
Tuskies
Youski
Ilskie
Heskis
Nousskions
Weski
Vousskiez
Youski
Ilsskient
Theyski

Futur proche

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

Jevais skier
Iam going to ski
Tuvas skier
Youare going to ski
Ilva skier
Heis going to ski
Nousallons skier
Weare going to ski
Vousallez skier
Youare going to ski
Ilsvont skier
Theyare going to ski

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de skier
Ihave just skied
Tuviens de skier
Youhave just skied
Ilvient de skier
Hehas just skied
Nousvenons de skier
Wehave just skied
Vousvenez de skier
Youhave just skied
Ilsviennent de skier
Theyhave just skied

Passé composé

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

J'ai skié
Ihave skied
Tuas skié
Youhave skied
Ila skié
Hehas skied
Nousavons skié
Wehave skied
Vousavez skié
Youhave skied
Ilsont skié
Theyhave skied

Conditionnel présent

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

Jeskierais
Iwould ski
Tuskierais
Youwould ski
Ilskierait
Hewould ski
Nousskierions
Wewould ski
Vousskieriez
Youwould ski
Ilsskieraient
Theywould ski

Futur simple

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

Jeskierai
Iwill ski
Tuskieras
Youwill ski
Ilskiera
Hewill ski
Nousskierons
Wewill ski
Vousskierez
Youwill ski
Ilsskieront
Theywill ski

Imparfait

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

Jeskiais
Iwas skiing
Tuskiais
Youwere skiing
Ilskiait
Hewas skiing
Nousskiions
Were skiing
Vousskiiez
Youwere skiing
Ilsskiaient
Theywere skiing

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)skie
Youski
(Nous)skions
Weski
(Vous)skiez
Youski

Participe présent

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

skiant
skiing

Gérondif présent

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

en skiant
skiing

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