Simple Demander (to Ask) Verb Conjugations in French

Simply reading or hearing the French verb  demander  may tell you that it means to ask. Its very similar to the English demand, and that makes learning this word considerably easier than most. Conjugating it into the present, future, or past tense is almost as simple. This short lesson will show you how thats done. Conjugating the French Verb  Demander Demander  is a  regular -ER verb. It follows the standard verb conjugation rules of similar words like  dà ©jeuner  (to have lunch),  durer  (to last), and countless other verbs. Memorizing every one of these conjugations becomes a little easier than the last. To conjugate  demander, begin by identifying the verb stem:  demand-. To this, we add a series of infinitive endings to match both the subject pronoun as well as the tense of the sentence. For instance, I ask is je demande and we will ask is nous demanderons. Practice these conjugations in common  expressions with demander  to help you remember each. Subject Present Future Imperfect je demande demanderai demandais tu demandes demanderas demandais il demande demandera demandait nous demandons demanderons demandions vous demandez demanderez demandiez ils demandent demanderont demandaient The Present Participle of  Demander Adding -ant  to the verb stem of  demander  creates the  present participle  demandant. It can be used as an adjective, gerund, or noun as well as a verb. The Past Participle and Passà © Composà ©Ã‚   The  passà © composà ©Ã‚  is a common way to form the past tense asked in French. To form it, begin by conjugating the  auxiliary verb  avoir  to match the subject pronoun, then attach the  past participle  demandà ©. As an example, I asked becomes jai demandà © and we asked is nous avons demandà ©. Notice how  ai  and  avons  are conjugates of  avoir  and that the past participle remains the same. More Simple  Demander  Conjugations When the action of asking is not guaranteed, you might use either the subjunctive or the conditional form of  demander. Specifically, the conditional verb mood applies when the action will only happen  if  something else occurs. In literature and formal writing, you will likely find the passà © simple or the imperfect subjunctive. While not vital to your French memory bank, its a good idea to be able to recognize these. Subject Subjunctive Conditional Pass Simple Imperfect Subjunctive je demande demanderais demandai demandasse tu demandes demanderais demandas demandasses il demande demanderait demanda demandt nous demandions demanderions demandmes demandassions vous demandiez demanderiez demandtes demandassiez ils demandent demanderaient demandrent demandassent Using the imperative form of  demander  is extremely easy. Because these are used in short demands and requests, theres no need to include the subject pronoun. Rather than saying, tu demande, simplified it to demande. Imperative (tu) demande (nous) demandons (vous) demandez