Meaning: to fly (also: to steal, depending on context)Type: Regular – ER verb (uses avoir in passé composé)Level: Beginner to IntermediateUses: flying (planes, birds), moving through the air, sometimes “to steal”
Présent (Present Tense)
Subject French form English meaning je vole I fly / I’m flying tu voles you fly / you’re flying il/elle/on vole he/she/one flies / is flying nous volons we fly / we are flying vous volez you fly / you are flying ils/elles volent they fly / they are flying
Passé Composé (Past – Completed Actions)
Subject French form English meaning je ai volé I flew tu as volé you flew il/elle/on a volé he/she/one flew nous avons volé we flew vous avez volé you flew ils/elles ont volé they flew
Imparfait (Past – Ongoing / Used To)
Subject French form English meaning je volais I used to fly / I was flying tu volais you used to fly / you were flying il/elle/on volait he/she/one used to fly / was flying nous volions we used to fly / we were flying vous voliez you used to fly / were flying ils/elles volaient they used to fly / were flying
Passé Récent (Recent Past – “Just did…”)
Subject French form English meaning je viens de voler I just flew tu viens de voler you just flew il/elle/on vient de voler he/she/one just flew nous venons de voler we just flew vous venez de voler you just flew ils/elles viennent de voler they just flew
Futur Proche (Near Future – “Going to…”)
Subject French form English meaning je vais voler I’m going to fly tu vas voler you’re going to fly il/elle/on va voler he/she/one is going to fly nous allons voler we’re going to fly vous allez voler you’re going to fly ils/elles vont voler they’re going to fly
Futur Simple (“Will…”)
Subject French form English meaning je volerai I will fly tu voleras you will fly il/elle/on volera he/she/one will fly nous volerons we will fly vous volerez you will fly ils/elles voleront they will fly
Conditionnel Présent (Would…)
Subject French form English meaning je volerais I would fly tu volerais you would fly il/elle/on volerait he/she/one would fly nous volerions we would fly vous voleriez you would fly ils/elles voleraient they would fly
Subjonctif Présent (after expressions of emotion, doubt, necessity, …)
Subject French form English meaning que je vole that I fly que tu voles that you fly qu’il/elle/on vole that he/she/one fly que nous volions that we fly que vous voliez that you fly qu’ils/elles volent that they fly
Impératif Présent (Commands)
Form French form English meaning tu vole fly! nous volons let’s fly! vous volez fly! (plural / formal)
Participes
Form French English meaning Participe présent volant flying Participe passé volé flown
Gérondif
Form French English meaning en volant en volant while flying