Meaning: to climb
Type: Regular – ER verb
Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Uses: climbing, movement, sports, everyday actions
Présent (Present Tense)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| je | grimpe | I climb / I’m climbing |
| tu | grimpes | you climb / you’re climbing |
| il/elle/on | grimpe | he/she/one climbs / is climbing |
| nous | grimpons | we climb / we are climbing |
| vous | grimpez | you climb / you are climbing |
| ils/elles | grimpent | they climb / they are climbing |
Passé Composé (Past – Completed Actions)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| je | ai grimpé | I climbed |
| tu | as grimpé | you climbed |
| il/elle/on | a grimpé | he/she/one climbed |
| nous | avons grimpé | we climbed |
| vous | avez grimpé | you climbed |
| ils/elles | ont grimpé | they climbed |
Imparfait (Past – Ongoing / Used To)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| je | grimpais | I used to climb / I was climbing |
| tu | grimpais | you used to climb / you were climbing |
| il/elle/on | grimpait | he/she/one used to climb / was climbing |
| nous | grimpions | we used to climb / were climbing |
| vous | grimpiez | you used to climb / were climbing |
| ils/elles | grimpaient | they used to climb / were climbing |
Passé Récent (Recent Past – “Just did…”)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| je | viens de grimper | I just climbed |
| tu | viens de grimper | you just climbed |
| il/elle/on | vient de grimper | he/she/one just climbed |
| nous | venons de grimper | we just climbed |
| vous | venez de grimper | you just climbed |
| ils/elles | viennent de grimper | they just climbed |
Futur Proche (Near Future – “Going to…”)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| je | vais grimper | I’m going to climb |
| tu | vas grimper | you’re going to climb |
| il/elle/on | va grimper | he/she/one is going to climb |
| nous | allons grimper | we’re going to climb |
| vous | allez grimper | you’re going to climb |
| ils/elles | vont grimper | they’re going to climb |
Futur Simple (“Will…”)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| je | grimperai | I will climb |
| tu | grimpera | you will climb |
| il/elle/on | grimpera | he/she/one will climb |
| nous | grimperons | we will climb |
| vous | grimperez | you will climb |
| ils/elles | grimperont | they will climb |
Conditionnel Présent (Would…)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| je | grimperais | I would climb |
| tu | grimperais | you would climb |
| il/elle/on | grimperait | he/she/one would climb |
| nous | grimperions | we would climb |
| vous | grimperiez | you would climb |
| ils/elles | grimperaient | they would climb |
Subjonctif Présent (after expressions of emotion, doubt, necessity, …)
| Subject | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| que je | grimpe | that I climb |
| que tu | grimpes | that you climb |
| qu’il/elle/on | grimpe | that he/she/one climb |
| que nous | grimpions | that we climb |
| que vous | grimpiez | that you climb |
| qu’ils/elles | grimpent | that they climb |
Impératif Présent (Commands)
| Form | French form | English meaning |
|---|
| tu | grimpe | climb! |
| nous | grimp ons | let’s climb! |
| vous | grimpez | climb! (plural / formal) |
Participes
| Form | French | English meaning |
|---|
| Participe présent | grimpant | climbing |
| Participe passé | grimpé | climbed |
Gérondif
| Form | French | English meaning |
|---|
| en grimpant | en grimpant | while climbing |
