The French verb aimer means "to like, love". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of aimer is j'aime, tu aimes, il/elle aime, nous aimons, vous aimez, ils/elles aiment. It is a regular -er verb, so every tense takes the standard -er endings. Its present participle is aimant and its past participle is aimé. Its compound tenses are formed with avoir. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
| j' | aime | |
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| tu | aimes | |
| il/ | aime | |
| nous | aimons | |
| vous | aimez | |
| ils/ | aiment |
| j' | ai aimé |
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| tu | as aimé |
| il/ | a aimé |
| nous | avons aimé |
| vous | avez aimé |
| ils/ | ont aimé |
| j' | aimais |
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| tu | aimais |
| il/ | aimait |
| nous | aimions |
| vous | aimiez |
| ils/ | aimaient |
| j' | aimerai |
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| tu | aimeras |
| il/ | aimera |
| nous | aimerons |
| vous | aimerez |
| ils/ | aimeront |
| j' | aimerais |
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| tu | aimerais |
| il/ | aimerait |
| nous | aimerions |
| vous | aimeriez |
| ils/ | aimeraient |
| que j' | aime |
|---|---|
| que tu | aimes |
| qu'il/ | aime |
| que nous | aimions |
| que vous | aimiez |
| qu'ils/ | aiment |
| tu | aime |
|---|---|
| nous | aimons |
| vous | aimez |
Aimer is regular. Its forms follow the regular -er pattern, with forms such as aime, aimons, and aimerai.
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Yes, aimer is regular. Its forms follow the regular -er pattern.
They are aime, aimes, aime, aimons, aimez, and aiment.
The present participle is aimant and the past participle is aimé. Its auxiliary is avoir.