Conjugate the French Verb Améliorer (to Improve)

If you really want to improve your French, then you need to learn the verb  amà ©liorer, which means to improve. Its a regular verb and that makes it easy to conjugate. Follow this French lesson and youll be conjugating  amà ©liorer  like a pro. Conjugating the French Verb  Amà ©liorer The French verb  amà ©liorer  is a tricky one to pronounce. With practice, youll get it. It sounds like  [a may lyuh ray]. While the pronunciation is a bit of a challenge, conjugating it is not. That is because  amà ©liorer  is a  regular -er verb,  so it follows the pattern used for verbs like  aider  (to help) and  accepter  (to accept). You will simply change the ending according to the rules used for all regular -er  verbs. To conjugate  amà ©liorer, you need to change the ending to match the subject pronoun -- the j, tu, il, nous, etc. -- and the tense of the sentence. For example, to say I improve, you will say jamà ©liore.   This chart will help you study the conjugations for the various forms of  amà ©liorer. It includes the present, future, imperfect past, and present participle tenses. You should focus on the present and future as well as the passà © composà © below. Subject Present Future Imperfect j amliore amliorerai amliorais tu amliores amlioreras amliorais il amliore amliorera amliorait nous amliorons amliorerons amliorions vous amliorez amliorerez amlioriez ils amliorent amlioreront amlioraient The Present Participle of  Amà ©liorer   As with other French verbs,  amà ©liorer  has a  present participle, which is amà ©lioant. Beyond usage as a verb, it can also become an adjective, gerund, or even a noun. Essentially, it transforms the word from to improve into improving. Another Past Tense of  Amà ©liorer   Passà © composà ©Ã‚  is the most common form of past tense used in the French language. This makes your conjugations of  amà ©liorer  easier. Instead of memorizing all the imperfect forms, you can concentrate on this one. In order to form the phrase properly, you will need the  auxiliary verb, which is avoir  in this case. You also need to know the  past participle  of amà ©liorer, which is  amà ©liorà ©. With those elements, you can then say I improved. In French, this is jai  amà ©liore.  Likewise, to say we improved, you will say nous avons  amà ©liore.  The ai and avons in the examples are the conjugates of the verb avoir. More Conjugations of  Amà ©liorer Those are the easy conjugations and the ones you will use most often. There are other forms of the verb that you should at least be aware of. Consider adding the subjunctive and conditional forms to your French studies as they both express mood and are in frequent use. The subjunctive verb mood expresses that the verb has a certain degree of uncertainty. The conditional verb mood implies that the action will only happen under certain circumstances. The passà © simple and imperfect subjunctive forms of  amà ©liorer  are less important. These are used primarily in formal writing. Subject Subjunctive Conditional Pass Simple Imperfect Subjunctive j amliore amliorerais amliorai amliorasse tu amliores amliorerais amlioras amliorasses il amliore amliorerait amliora amliort nous amliorions amliorerions amliormes amliorassions vous amlioriez amlioreriez amliortes amliorassiez ils amliorent amlioreraient amliorrent amliorassent You will need to know one more conjugation for  amà ©liorer  and that is the imperative form. This is used in short sentences that demand or request something. The difference here is that youre not required to use the subject pronoun. Instead of nous  amà ©liorons, you can simply say amà ©liorons. Imperative (tu) amliore (nous) amliorons (vous) amliorez Amà ©liorer  Put to Use Lets use  amà ©liorer  in context with a couple of sample sentences. I want to improve my French before I leave. Je veux amà ©liorer mon franà §ais avant de partir.Were going to do some improvements at our house.  Nous allons amà ©liorer notre maison. You might also be interested in words that are similar to  amà ©liorer  as these will be useful in expanding your French vocabulary. amà ©liorable (adj) - improvableune amà ©lioration - improvement, bettermentamà ©liorant (adj) - soil-improving