The French verb utiliser means "to use". 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 utiliser is j'utilise, tu utilises, il/elle utilise, nous utilisons, vous utilisez, ils/elles utilisent. It is a regular -er verb, so every tense takes the standard -er endings. Its present participle is utilisant and its past participle is utilisé. Its compound tenses are formed with avoir. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
| j' | utilise | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | utilises | |
| il/ | utilise | |
| nous | utilisons | |
| vous | utilisez | |
| ils/ | utilisent |
| j' | ai utilisé |
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| tu | as utilisé |
| il/ | a utilisé |
| nous | avons utilisé |
| vous | avez utilisé |
| ils/ | ont utilisé |
| j' | utilisais |
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| tu | utilisais |
| il/ | utilisait |
| nous | utilisions |
| vous | utilisiez |
| ils/ | utilisaient |
| j' | utiliserai |
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| tu | utiliseras |
| il/ | utilisera |
| nous | utiliserons |
| vous | utiliserez |
| ils/ | utiliseront |
| j' | utiliserais |
|---|---|
| tu | utiliserais |
| il/ | utiliserait |
| nous | utiliserions |
| vous | utiliseriez |
| ils/ | utiliseraient |
| que j' | utilise |
|---|---|
| que tu | utilises |
| qu'il/ | utilise |
| que nous | utilisions |
| que vous | utilisiez |
| qu'ils/ | utilisent |
| tu | utilise |
|---|---|
| nous | utilisons |
| vous | utilisez |
Utiliser is regular. Its forms follow the regular -er pattern, with forms such as utilise, utilisons, and utiliserai.
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Yes, utiliser is regular. Its forms follow the regular -er model.
The forms are utilise, utilises, utilise, utilisons, utilisez, and utilisent.
The past participle is utilisé, and the auxiliary is avoir. The compound past uses ai utilisé, as in the first person singular.