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blâmer

to blame


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.

jeblâme
tublâmes
il/elleblâme
nousblâmons
vousblâmez
ils/ellesblâment

Je blâme souvent mon frère pour ses erreurs.

I often blame my brother for his mistakes.

Ils blâment le gouvernement pour la crise.

They blame the government for the crisis.

2.

Passé Composé

Completed past actions with present relevance.

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

Elle a blâmé son ami pour le retard.

She blamed her friend for being late.

Nous avons blâmé le mauvais temps pour notre annulation.

We blamed the bad weather for our cancellation.

3.

Imparfait

Ongoing or habitual past actions, descriptions, and background.

jeblâmais
tublâmais
il/elleblâmait
nousblâmions
vousblâmait
ils/ellesblâmaient

Quand j'étais enfant, je blâmais toujours mes jouets.

When I was a child, I always blamed my toys.

Ils blâmaient souvent les autres pour leurs problèmes.

They often blamed others for their problems.

4.

Futur Simple

Future events, promises, and formal predictions.

jeblâmerai
tublâmeras
il/elleblâmera
nousblâmerons
vousblâmerez
ils/ellesblâmeront

Demain, je blâmerai ceux qui ne sont pas venus.

Tomorrow, I will blame those who did not come.

Elle blâmera son équipe si le projet échoue.

She will blame her team if the project fails.

5.

Conditionnel Présent

Hypothetical outcomes, polite requests, and reported future.

jeblâmerais
tublâmerais
il/elleblâmerait
nousblâmerions
vousblâmeriez
ils/ellesblâmeraient

Je blâmerais mon voisin s'il faisait trop de bruit.

I would blame my neighbor if he made too much noise.

Ils blâmeraient le manque de communication dans l'équipe.

They would blame the lack of communication in the team.

6.

Subjonctif Présent

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

jeblâme
tublâmes
il/elleblâme
nousblâmions
vousblâmiez
ils/ellesblâment

Il faut que je blâme ceux qui ne respectent pas les règles.

I need to blame those who do not follow the rules.

Il est important qu'ils ne blâment pas les autres sans raison.

It is important that they do not blame others without reason.

7.

Plus-que-parfait

Actions completed before another past action.

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

Avant de partir, j'avais blâmé mes collègues pour le retard.

Before leaving, I had blamed my colleagues for the delay.

Ils avaient blâmé le mauvais temps avant de réaliser leur erreur.

They had blamed the bad weather before realizing their mistake.

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