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accorder

to grant
to tune

Regular1st ending

In the tables below, the stem is shown in black and the ending in purple.

1.

Présent

Current actions, habits, and general truths.

jeaccorde
tuaccordes
il/elleaccorde
nousaccordons
vousaccordez
ils/ellesaccordent

Je accorde beaucoup d'importance à l'éducation.

I grant a lot of importance to education.

Ils accordent leurs instruments avant le concert.

They tune their instruments before the concert.

2.

Passé Composé

Completed past actions with present relevance.

jeai accordé
tuas accordé
il/ellea accordé
nousavons accordé
vousavez accordé
ils/ellesont accordé

Elle a accordé une faveur à son ami.

She granted a favor to her friend.

Nous avons accordé du temps pour discuter.

We granted time to discuss.

3.

Imparfait

Ongoing or habitual past actions, descriptions, and background.

jeaccordais
tuaccordais
il/elleaccordait
nousaccordions
vousaccordiez
ils/ellesaccordaient

Quand j'étais jeune, je accordais souvent des conseils.

When I was young, I often granted advice.

Ils accordaient beaucoup d'attention aux détails.

They granted a lot of attention to the details.

4.

Futur Simple

Future events, promises, and formal predictions.

jeaccorderai
tuaccordera
il/elleaccordera
nousaccorderons
vousaccorderez
ils/ellesaccorderont

Je accorderai mon soutien à ce projet.

I will grant my support to this project.

Elle accordera une chance à tous les candidats.

She will grant a chance to all the candidates.

5.

Conditionnel Présent

Hypothetical outcomes, polite requests, and reported future.

jeaccorderais
tuaccorderais
il/elleaccorderait
nousaccorderions
vousaccorderiez
ils/ellesaccorderaient

Je accorderais plus de temps si j'avais le choix.

I would grant more time if I had the choice.

Ils accorderaient une réduction aux étudiants.

They would grant a discount to students.

6.

Subjonctif Présent

Doubt, desire, necessity, and emotion in subordinate clauses.

jeaccorde
tuaccordes
il/elleaccorde
nousaccordions
vousaccordiez
ils/ellesaccordent

Il faut que je accorde plus d'attention à mes études.

It is necessary that I grant more attention to my studies.

Il est important qu'ils accordent du temps aux bénévoles.

It is important that they grant time to the volunteers.

7.

Plus-que-parfait

Actions completed before another past action.

jeavais accordé
tuavais accordé
il/elleavait accordé
nousavions accordé
vousaviez accordé
ils/ellesavaient accordé

Avant de partir, j'avais accordé mon aide à la communauté.

Before leaving, I had granted my help to the community.

Ils avaient accordé une seconde chance à l'artiste.

They had granted a second chance to the artist.

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Common questions
Is "accorder" regular or irregular in French?
"accorder" is a regular 1st verb in French. It follows the standard conjugation pattern for 1st verbs.
How do you conjugate "accorder" in the present tense?
In the Présent, "accorder" conjugates as: accorde, accordes, accordons, and more. See the full table above.
What is the past tense of "accorder" in French?
In the Passé Composé, "accorder" conjugates as: ai accordé, as accordé, avons accordé, and more. See the full table above.
How common is "accorder" in French?
"accorder" (to grant, to tune) is one of the most commonly used verbs in French.