How to Conjugate Organiser (to Organize) in French

Can you guess what the French verb  organiser  means? If you answered to organize, youre correct. Yet, to use it properly in a sentence, the verb must be conjugated. A quick lesson will show you how to do that and form the French equivalents to organized and organizing. The Basic Conjugations of  Organiser Organiser is a regular -er verb and that makes this lesson a little easier than most. Thats because its part of the largest family of French verbs, all of which share the same conjugation patterns. If you have previously studied similar verbs, you can apply what you already know to this one. The indicative mood is the best place to begin with any conjugation. This includes the basic present, future, and imperfect past tenses which you will use most often in French conversations. Using the chart, find the corresponding conjugation for the subject pronoun and the tense you wish to use  organiser  in. This will help you identify which ending was applied to the verb stem (organis-). For instance, an  e  ending forms that present tense  jorganise  (I am organizing) and -ions  forms the imperfect  nous organisions  (we organized). Present Future Imperfect j organise organiserai organisais tu organises organiseras organisais il organise organisera organisait nous organisons organiserons organisions vous organisez organiserez organisiez ils organisent organiseront organisaient The Present Participle of  Organiser An -ant ending is always added to regular -er and -re verbs to form the present participle. For organiser, that produces the word organisant. Organiser  in the Compound Past Tense The  passà © composà ©Ã‚  is the French compound past tense and it requires two parts. The first is the present tense conjugate of the auxiliary verb  avoir  and the second is the  past participle  organisà ©. The two come together to form phrases such as  jai organisà ©Ã‚  (I organized) and  nous avons organisà ©Ã‚  (we organized). More Simple Conjugations of  Organiser As your vocabulary grows and youre more comfortable with French conversation, you will find a few more simple conjugations useful.  The subjunctive, for instance, helps you imply some degree of uncertainty to the act of organizing. In a similar fashion,  the conditional  allows you to state that its dependent on certain conditions. Though they are used less frequently, and most often in written French, it is a good idea to know  the passà © simple  and  imperfect subjunctive  forms of  organiser  as well. Subjunctive Conditional Pass Simple Imperfect Subjunctive j organise organiserais organisai organisasse tu organises organiserais organisas organisasses il organise organiserait organisa organist nous organisions organiserions organismes organisassions vous organisiez organiseriez organistes organisassiez ils organisent organiseraient organisrent organisassent You can skip the subject pronoun when using organiser in the imperative. These direct statements are often short and forceful, so all formality is dropped and you can simply say organise. Imperative (tu) organise (nous) organisons (vous) organisez