accompagner
to accompany
In the tables below, the stem is shown in black and the ending in purple.
1.Présent
Présent
Current actions, habits, and general truths.
| je | accompagne |
| tu | accompagnes |
| il/elle | accompagne |
| nous | accompagnons |
| vous | accompagnez |
| ils/elles | accompagnent |
Je t'accompagne au cinéma ce soir.
I am accompanying you to the cinema tonight.
Ils accompagnent leurs parents à la fête.
They are accompanying their parents to the party.
2.Passé Composé
Passé Composé
Completed past actions with present relevance.
| je | ai accompagné |
| tu | as accompagné |
| il/elle | a accompagné |
| nous | avons accompagné |
| vous | avez accompagné |
| ils/elles | ont accompagné |
Elle a accompagné son ami à l'aéroport.
She accompanied her friend to the airport.
Nous avons accompagné les enfants au zoo.
We accompanied the children to the zoo.
3.Imparfait
Imparfait
Ongoing or habitual past actions, descriptions, and background.
| je | accompagnais |
| tu | accompagnais |
| il/elle | accompagnait |
| nous | accompagnions |
| vous | accompagniez |
| ils/elles | accompagnaient |
Quand j'étais jeune, je l'accompagnais souvent au parc.
When I was young, I often accompanied him to the park.
Ils accompagnaient toujours leurs grands-parents en vacances.
They always accompanied their grandparents on vacation.
4.Futur Simple
Futur Simple
Future events, promises, and formal predictions.
| je | accompagnerai |
| tu | accompagneras |
| il/elle | accompagnera |
| nous | accompagnerons |
| vous | accompagnerez |
| ils/elles | accompagneront |
Demain, je t'accompagnerai à la réunion.
Tomorrow, I will accompany you to the meeting.
Nous accompagnerons nos amis à la plage cet été.
We will accompany our friends to the beach this summer.
5.Conditionnel Présent
Conditionnel Présent
Hypothetical outcomes, polite requests, and reported future.
| je | accompagnerais |
| tu | accompagnerais |
| il/elle | accompagnerait |
| nous | accompagnerions |
| vous | accompagneriez |
| ils/elles | accompagneraient |
Je t'accompagnerais si j'avais le temps.
I would accompany you if I had the time.
Ils aimeraient accompagner leurs parents en voyage.
They would like to accompany their parents on the trip.
6.Subjonctif Présent
Subjonctif Présent
Doubt, desire, necessity, and emotion in subordinate clauses.
| je | accompagne |
| tu | accompagnes |
| il/elle | accompagne |
| nous | accompagnions |
| vous | accompagniez |
| ils/elles | accompagnent |
Il faut que je t'accompagne à la gare.
It is necessary that I accompany you to the station.
Je souhaite qu'elle accompagne son frère au concert.
I wish that she accompanies her brother to the concert.
7.Plus-que-parfait
Plus-que-parfait
Actions completed before another past action.
| je | avais accompagné |
| tu | avais accompagné |
| il/elle | avait accompagné |
| nous | avions accompagné |
| vous | aviez accompagné |
| ils/elles | avaient accompagné |
Avant de partir, j'avais accompagné mes amis à l'aéroport.
Before leaving, I had accompanied my friends to the airport.
Ils avaient déjà accompagné leurs parents à la fête.
They had already accompanied their parents to the party.
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Common questions
- Is "accompagner" regular or irregular in French?
- "accompagner" is a regular 1st verb in French. It follows the standard conjugation pattern for 1st verbs.
- How do you conjugate "accompagner" in the present tense?
- In the Présent, "accompagner" conjugates as: accompagne, accompagnes, accompagnons, and more. See the full table above.
- What is the past tense of "accompagner" in French?
- In the Passé Composé, "accompagner" conjugates as: ai accompagné, as accompagné, avons accompagné, and more. See the full table above.
- How common is "accompagner" in French?
- "accompagner" (to accompany) is one of the most commonly used verbs in French.