How Is Élever (to Raise) Conjugated in French

When you want to say to raise, to bring up, or to rear in French, use the verb à ©lever. Its very similar to elevate and that may help you remember this word. When you want to say raised or bringing up, for instance, the verb will need to be conjugated. There are a few tricks to this one that you need to know about and a quick lesson will explain it all. Conjugating the French Verb Élever Élever  is a  stem-changing verb  and it can be a little confusing at times. That is because in certain tenses and with particular subject pronouns the verb stem changes from  Ãƒ ©lev-  to  Ãƒ ©là ¨v-. This may catch you by surprise at times, particularly when spelling it. The table demonstrates where the stem change happens. As with all French verbs, we must conjugate it for both the subject pronoun as well as the present, future, and imperfect past tense. For instance, I raise is jà ©là ¨ve while we will raise is nous à ©là ¨verons. The Present Participle of  Ãƒâ€°lever The stem does not change when forming the  present participle  of à ©lever. That makes it easy because all you need to do is add -ant  and  Ãƒ ©levant  is formed. The Passà © Composà © and Past Participle Beyond the imperfect, the past tense raised can be expressed in French using the  passà © composà ©. Its quite easy. Simply conjugate  avoir  (the  auxiliary verb) according to the subject pronoun, then attach the  past participle  Ãƒ ©levà ©. For example, I raised becomes jai à ©levà © while we brought up is nous avons à ©levà ©. More Simple  Ãƒâ€°lever  Conjugations When youre just beginning to learn French, concentrate your studies on the conjugations above as they are the most common and useful. When youre ready, add these simple verb forms to your list. The subjunctive and conditional  imply a question to the verbs action, though each does so in a slightly different manner, or mood. They are used more frequently than the passà © simple and imperfect subjunctive. These two are found most often in writing, so being able to read them is most important. The imperative verb form is used in short exclamations. To keep the sentence at a fast pace, theres no need to include the subject pronoun: use à ©là ¨ve rather than tu à ©là ¨ve.