The French verb montrer means "to show". 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 montrer is je montre, tu montres, il/elle montre, nous montrons, vous montrez, ils/elles montrent. 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 montrant and its past participle is montré.
| je | montre | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | montres | |
| il/ | montre | |
| nous | montrons | |
| vous | montrez | |
| ils/ | montrent |
| j' | ai montré |
|---|---|
| tu | as montré |
| il/ | a montré |
| nous | avons montré |
| vous | avez montré |
| ils/ | ont montré |
| je | montrais |
|---|---|
| tu | montrais |
| il/ | montrait |
| nous | montrions |
| vous | montriez |
| ils/ | montraient |
| je | montrerai |
|---|---|
| tu | montreras |
| il/ | montrera |
| nous | montrerons |
| vous | montrerez |
| ils/ | montreront |
| je | montrerais |
|---|---|
| tu | montrerais |
| il/ | montrerait |
| nous | montrerions |
| vous | montreriez |
| ils/ | montreraient |
| que je | montre |
|---|---|
| que tu | montres |
| qu'il/ | montre |
| que nous | montrions |
| que vous | montriez |
| qu'ils/ | montrent |
| tu | montre |
|---|---|
| nous | montrons |
| vous | montrez |
Montrer is regular. Its forms follow the regular -er pattern, with montre in the present and subjunctive and montré as the past participle.
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Yes, montrer is regular. Its forms follow the regular -er model.
It uses avoir plus montré: ai montré, as montré, a montré, avons montré, avez montré, ont montré.
The forms are montre, montres, montre, montrons, montrez, montrent. The stem is montr and the endings follow the regular -er pattern.