The French verb chanter means "to sing". 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 chanter is je chante, tu chantes, il/elle chante, nous chantons, vous chantez, ils/elles chantent. It is a regular -er verb, so every tense takes the standard -er endings. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is chantant and its past participle is chanté.
| je | chante | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | chantes | |
| il/ | chante | |
| nous | chantons | |
| vous | chantez | |
| ils/ | chantent |
| j' | ai chanté |
|---|---|
| tu | as chanté |
| il/ | a chanté |
| nous | avons chanté |
| vous | avez chanté |
| ils/ | ont chanté |
| je | chantais |
|---|---|
| tu | chantais |
| il/ | chantait |
| nous | chantions |
| vous | chantiez |
| ils/ | chantaient |
| je | chanterai |
|---|---|
| tu | chanteras |
| il/ | chantera |
| nous | chanterons |
| vous | chanterez |
| ils/ | chanteront |
| je | chanterais |
|---|---|
| tu | chanterais |
| il/ | chanterait |
| nous | chanterions |
| vous | chanteriez |
| ils/ | chanteraient |
| que je | chante |
|---|---|
| que tu | chantes |
| qu'il/ | chante |
| que nous | chantions |
| que vous | chantiez |
| qu'ils/ | chantent |
| tu | chante |
|---|---|
| nous | chantons |
| vous | chantez |
Chanter is regular. Every form follows the regular -er model, with the stem chant and regular endings.
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Yes, chanter is regular. Its forms follow the regular -er model.
The forms are chante, chantes, chante, chantons, chantez, and chantent.
The present participle is chantant and the past participle is chanté. The auxiliary is avoir.