Key facts

Voter

To vote

B1Regular
Stem
vot
Past participle
voté

Examples

Je vote pour Paul.

I vote for Paul.

Il ne vote pas à Paris.

He doesn't vote in Paris.

Nous votions à Lyon.

We used to vote in Lyon.

Nous avons voté blanc.

We cast a blank vote.

Présent

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

Group 1
Jevote
Tuvotes
Youvote
Ilvote
Hevotes
Nousvotons
Wevote
Vousvotez
Youvote
Ilsvotent
Theyvote

Futur proche

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

Jevais voter
Iam going to vote
Tuvas voter
Youare going to vote
Ilva voter
Heis going to vote
Nousallons voter
Weare going to vote
Vousallez voter
Youare going to vote
Ilsvont voter
Theyare going to vote

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de voter
Ihave just voted
Tuviens de voter
Youhave just voted
Ilvient de voter
Hehas just voted
Nousvenons de voter
Wehave just voted
Vousvenez de voter
Youhave just voted
Ilsviennent de voter
Theyhave just voted

Passé composé

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

J'ai voté
Ihave voted
Tuas voté
Youhave voted
Ila voté
Hehas voted
Nousavons voté
Wehave voted
Vousavez voté
Youhave voted
Ilsont voté
Theyhave voted

Conditionnel présent

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

Jevoterais
Iwould vote
Tuvoterais
Youwould vote
Ilvoterait
Hewould vote
Nousvoterions
Wewould vote
Vousvoteriez
Youwould vote
Ilsvoteraient
Theywould vote

Futur simple

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

Jevoterai
Iwill vote
Tuvoteras
Youwill vote
Ilvotera
Hewill vote
Nousvoterons
Wewill vote
Vousvoterez
Youwill vote
Ilsvoteront
Theywill vote

Imparfait

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

Jevotais
Iwas voting
Tuvotais
Youwere voting
Ilvotait
Hewas voting
Nousvotions
Were voting
Vousvotiez
Youwere voting
Ilsvotaient
Theywere voting

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)vote
(Nous)votons
Wevote
(Vous)votez
Youvote

Participe présent

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

votant
voting

Gérondif présent

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

en votant
voting

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