The French verb manger means "to eat". 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 manger is je mange, tu manges, il/elle mange, nous mangeons, vous mangez, ils/elles mangent. It counts as a regular -er verb, though 6 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.
| je | mange | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | manges | |
| il/ | mange | |
| nous | mangeons (irregular) | |
| vous | mangez | |
| ils/ | mangent |
| j' | ai mangé |
|---|---|
| tu | as mangé |
| il/ | a mangé |
| nous | avons mangé |
| vous | avez mangé |
| ils/ | ont mangé |
| je | mangeais (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | mangeais (irregular) |
| il/ | mangeait (irregular) |
| nous | mangions |
| vous | mangiez |
| ils/ | mangeaient (irregular) |
| je | mangerai |
|---|---|
| tu | mangeras |
| il/ | mangera |
| nous | mangerons |
| vous | mangerez |
| ils/ | mangeront |
| je | mangerais |
|---|---|
| tu | mangerais |
| il/ | mangerait |
| nous | mangerions |
| vous | mangeriez |
| ils/ | mangeraient |
| que je | mange |
|---|---|
| que tu | manges |
| qu'il/ | mange |
| que nous | mangions |
| que vous | mangiez |
| qu'ils/ | mangent |
| tu | mange |
|---|---|
| nous | mangeons (irregular) |
| vous | mangez |
Manger is regular, with spelling changes only. The letter e appears in mangeons and mangeant, while the imperfect has mangions and mangiez.
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Yes, manger is regular, with spelling changes only. Its forms follow the regular -er pattern.
The letter e is kept before o in mangeons and before a in mangeant. This spelling change is shown in the present and present participle.
The past participle is mangé. The present participle is mangeant.