The French verb disparaître means "to disappear". 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 disparaître is je disparais, tu disparais, il/elle disparaît, nous disparaissons, vous disparaissez, ils/elles disparaissent. It is irregular: 5 of its 6 present forms break the regular -re pattern. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is disparaissant and its past participle is disparu.
Forms in orange break the regular -re pattern.
| je | disparais (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | disparais (irregular) | |
| il/ | disparaît | |
| nous | disparaissons (irregular) | |
| vous | disparaissez (irregular) | |
| ils/ | disparaissent (irregular) |
| j' | ai disparu (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | as disparu (irregular) |
| il/ | a disparu (irregular) |
| nous | avons disparu (irregular) |
| vous | avez disparu (irregular) |
| ils/ | ont disparu (irregular) |
| je | disparaissais (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | disparaissais (irregular) |
| il/ | disparaissait (irregular) |
| nous | disparaissions (irregular) |
| vous | disparaissiez (irregular) |
| ils/ | disparaissaient (irregular) |
| je | disparaîtrai |
|---|---|
| tu | disparaîtras |
| il/ | disparaîtra |
| nous | disparaîtrons |
| vous | disparaîtrez |
| ils/ | disparaîtront |
| je | disparaîtrais |
|---|---|
| tu | disparaîtrais |
| il/ | disparaîtrait |
| nous | disparaîtrions |
| vous | disparaîtriez |
| ils/ | disparaîtraient |
| que je | disparaisse (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | disparaisses (irregular) |
| qu'il/ | disparaisse (irregular) |
| que nous | disparaissions (irregular) |
| que vous | disparaissiez (irregular) |
| qu'ils/ | disparaissent (irregular) |
| tu | disparais (irregular) |
|---|---|
| nous | disparaissons (irregular) |
| vous | disparaissez (irregular) |
Disparaître is irregular. Its present forms include disparais and disparaissons, while its past participle is disparu and its present participle is disparaissant.
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No. Disparaître is irregular.
The forms are disparais, disparais, disparaît, disparaissons, disparaissez, and disparaissent.
The present participle is disparaissant, the past participle is disparu, and the auxiliary is avoir.