Conjugation of vouloir (to want) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.
| Infinitif |
Participe passé |
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Vouloir
(to want)
|
voulu
(wanted)
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Verb conjugations
Indicatif
Present
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| (je/j') veux |
I want |
| (tu) veux |
you want |
| (il/elle/on) veut |
he/she/one wants |
| (nous) voulons |
we want |
| (vous) voulez |
you want |
| (ils/elles) veulent |
they want |
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Imparfait
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| (je/j') voulais |
I wanted |
| (tu) voulais |
you wanted |
| (il/elle/on) voulait |
he/she/one wanted |
| (nous) voulions |
we wanted |
| (vous) vouliez |
you wanted |
| (ils/elles) voulaient |
they wanted |
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Passé composé
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| (je/j') j'ai voulu |
I wanted |
| tu as voulu |
You wanted |
| il/elle/on a voulu |
He/she/one wanted |
| nous avons voulu |
we wanted |
| vous avez voulu |
You wanted |
| ils/elles ont voulu |
They wanted |
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Plus-que-parfait
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| (je/j') j'avais voulu |
I had wanted |
| tu avais voulu |
you had wanted |
| il/elle/on avait voulu |
He/She/One had wanted |
| nous avions voulu |
we had wanted |
| vous aviez voulu |
You had wanted |
| ils/elles avaient voulu |
They had wanted |
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Futur simple
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| (je/j') voudrai |
I will want |
| (tu) voudras |
You will want |
| (il/elle/on) voudra |
he/she/one will want |
| (nous) voudrons |
we will want |
| (vous) voudrez |
you will want |
| (ils/elles) voudront |
they will want |
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Futur antérieur
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| (je/j') j'aurai voulu |
I will have wanted |
| tu auras voulu |
You will have wanted |
| il/elle/on aura voulu |
he/she/one will have wanted |
| nous aurons voulu |
we will have wanted |
| vous aurez voulu |
You will have wanted |
| ils/elles auront voulu |
They will have wanted |
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Conditionnel
Conditionnel présent
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| (je/j') voudrais |
I would like |
| (tu) voudrais |
you would want |
| (il/elle/on) voudrait |
he/she/one would want |
| (nous) voudrions |
we would want |
| (vous) voudriez |
You would want |
| (ils/elles) voudraient |
they would want |
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Conditionnel passé
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| (je/j') aurais voulu |
I would have wanted |
| (tu) aurais voulu |
You would have wanted |
| (il/elle/on) aurait voulu |
He/she/one would have wanted |
| (nous) aurions voulu |
we would have wanted |
| (vous) auriez voulu |
You would have wanted |
| (ils/elles) auraient voulu |
they would have wanted |
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Subjonctif
Subjonctif présent
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| (je/j') veuille |
I want |
| (tu) veuilles |
you want |
| (il/elle/on) veuilles/veuille |
he/she/one wants |
| (nous) voulions |
we want |
| (vous) vouliez |
you want |
| (ils/elles) veuillent |
they want |
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Subjonctif passé
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| (je/j') que j'aie voulu |
I have wanted |
| (tu) que tu aies voulu |
you wanted |
| (il/elle/on) qu'il/elle/on ait voulu |
he/she/one wanted |
| (nous) que nous ayons voulu |
we have wanted |
| (vous) que vous ayez voulu |
you have wanted |
| (ils/elles) qu'ils/elles aient voulu |
they wanted |
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Impératif
Impératif
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| n'existe pas |
does not exist |
| Veux ! / Veuille ! |
You want! / You please! |
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