The French verb appeler means "to call". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 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 appeler is j'appelle, tu appelles, il/elle appelle, nous appelons, vous appelez, ils/elles appellent. It counts as a regular -er verb, though 21 of its forms differ from the model pattern and are marked in the tables. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its compound tenses are formed with avoir.
Forms in orange break the regular -er pattern.
| j' | appelle (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | appelles (irregular) | |
| il/ | appelle (irregular) | |
| nous | appelons | |
| vous | appelez | |
| ils/ | appellent (irregular) |
| j' | ai appelé |
|---|---|
| tu | as appelé |
| il/ | a appelé |
| nous | avons appelé |
| vous | avez appelé |
| ils/ | ont appelé |
| j' | appelais |
|---|---|
| tu | appelais |
| il/ | appelait |
| nous | appelions |
| vous | appeliez |
| ils/ | appelaient |
| j' | appellerai (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | appelleras (irregular) |
| il/ | appellera (irregular) |
| nous | appellerons (irregular) |
| vous | appellerez (irregular) |
| ils/ | appelleront (irregular) |
| j' | appellerais (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | appellerais (irregular) |
| il/ | appellerait (irregular) |
| nous | appellerions (irregular) |
| vous | appelleriez (irregular) |
| ils/ | appelleraient (irregular) |
| que j' | appelle (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | appelles (irregular) |
| qu'il/ | appelle (irregular) |
| que nous | appelions |
| que vous | appeliez |
| qu'ils/ | appellent (irregular) |
| tu | appelle (irregular) |
|---|---|
| nous | appelons |
| vous | appelez |
Appeler is regular, with spelling changes only. The l doubles in the present forms appelle, appelles, appelle, and appellent, in all future and conditional forms, in the present subjunctive forms appelle, appelles, appelle, and appellent, and in the imperative form appelle. The forms appelons, appelez, appelais, appelait, appelions, appeliez, and appelaient keep one l.
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Appeler is regular, with spelling changes only. It follows the regular -er model, with the spelling changes shown in the table.
The l doubles in the present forms appelle, appelles, appelle, and appellent, and in the future and conditional forms. It also doubles in the present subjunctive forms appelle, appelles, appelle, and appellent, and in the imperative form appelle.
The present participle is appelant. The masculine singular past participle is appelé, and the compound past uses avoir.