Meaning: to go along, to follow along (a street, river, wall)Type: Regular – ER verbLevel: Beginner to IntermediateUses: describing movement along borders, edges, or paths
Présent (Present Tense)
Subject French form English meaning je longe I go along / I follow along tu longes you go along / you follow along il/elle/on longe he/she/one goes along nous longeons we go along / we follow along vous longez you go along / you follow along ils/elles longent they go along / they follow along
Passé Composé (Past – Completed Actions)
Subject French form English meaning je ai longé I went along / I followed along tu as longé you went along / you followed along il/elle/on a longé he/she/one went along nous avons longé we went along vous avez longé you went along ils/elles ont longé they went along
Imparfait (Past – Ongoing / Used To)
Subject French form English meaning je longeais I used to go along / I was going along tu longeais you used to go along / were going along il/elle/on longeait he/she/one used to go along / was going along nous longions we used to go along / were going along vous longiez you used to go along / were going along ils/elles longeaient they used to go along / were going along
Passé Récent (Recent Past – “Just did…”)
Subject French form English meaning je viens de longer I just went along tu viens de longer you just went along il/elle/on vient de longer he/she/one just went along nous venons de longer we just went along vous venez de longer you just went along ils/elles viennent de longer they just went along
Futur Proche (Near Future – “Going to…”)
Subject French form English meaning je vais longer I’m going to go along tu vas longer you’re going to go along il/elle/on va longer he/she/one is going to go along nous allons longer we’re going to go along vous allez longer you’re going to go along ils/elles vont longer they’re going to go along
Futur Simple (“Will…”)
Subject French form English meaning je longerai I will go along tu longeras you will go along il/elle/on longera he/she/one will go along nous longerons we will go along vous longerez you will go along ils/elles longeront they will go along
Conditionnel Présent (Would…)
Subject French form English meaning je longerais I would go along tu longerais you would go along il/elle/on longerait he/she/one would go along nous longerions we would go along vous longeriez you would go along ils/elles longeraient they would go along
Subjonctif Présent (after expressions of emotion, doubt, necessity, …)
Subject French form English meaning que je longe that I go along que tu longes that you go along qu’il/elle/on longe that he/she/one go along que nous longions that we go along que vous longiez that you go along qu’ils/elles longent that they go along
Impératif Présent (Commands)
Form French form English meaning tu longe go along! nous longeons let’s go along! vous longez go along! (plural / formal)
Participes
Form French English meaning Participe présent longeant going along Participe passé longé gone along / followed along
Gérondif
Form French English meaning en longeant en longeant while going along