The French verb tuer means "to kill". 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 tuer is je tue, tu tues, il/elle tue, nous tuons, vous tuez, ils/elles tuent. 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 tuant and its past participle is tué.
| je | tue | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | tues | |
| il/ | tue | |
| nous | tuons | |
| vous | tuez | |
| ils/ | tuent |
| j' | ai tué |
|---|---|
| tu | as tué |
| il/ | a tué |
| nous | avons tué |
| vous | avez tué |
| ils/ | ont tué |
| je | tuais |
|---|---|
| tu | tuais |
| il/ | tuait |
| nous | tuions |
| vous | tuiez |
| ils/ | tuaient |
| je | tuerai |
|---|---|
| tu | tueras |
| il/ | tuera |
| nous | tuerons |
| vous | tuerez |
| ils/ | tueront |
| je | tuerais |
|---|---|
| tu | tuerais |
| il/ | tuerait |
| nous | tuerions |
| vous | tueriez |
| ils/ | tueraient |
| que je | tue |
|---|---|
| que tu | tues |
| qu'il/ | tue |
| que nous | tuions |
| que vous | tuiez |
| qu'ils/ | tuent |
| tu | tue |
|---|---|
| nous | tuons |
| vous | tuez |
Tuer is regular. It follows the regular -er pattern, with forms such as tue, tuons, and tué.
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Yes, tuer is regular. Its forms follow the regular -er pattern.
The present forms are tue, tues, tue, tuons, tuez, and tuent.
The present participle is tuant and the past participle is tué. The auxiliary is avoir.