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corriger

to correct


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.

jecorrige
tucorriges
il/ellecorrige
nouscorrigeons
vouscorrigez
ils/ellescorrigent

Je corrige mes erreurs chaque jour.

I correct my mistakes every day.

Elle corrige les devoirs de ses élèves.

She corrects her students' homework.

2.

Passé Composé

Completed past actions with present relevance.

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

J'ai corrigé le texte hier.

I corrected the text yesterday.

Ils ont corrigé leurs réponses avant de soumettre le test.

They corrected their answers before submitting the test.

3.

Imparfait

Ongoing or habitual past actions, descriptions, and background.

jecorrigeais
tucorrigeais
il/ellecorrigeait
nouscorrigions
vouscorrigiez
ils/ellescorrigeaient

Quand j'étais professeur, je corrigeais beaucoup de copies.

When I was a teacher, I corrected a lot of papers.

Elle corrigeait ses erreurs avec soin.

She corrected her mistakes carefully.

4.

Futur Simple

Future events, promises, and formal predictions.

jecorrigerai
tucorrigeras
il/ellecorrigera
nouscorrigerons
vouscorrigerez
ils/ellescorrigeront

Je corrigerai tous les documents demain.

I will correct all the documents tomorrow.

Nous corrigerons les problèmes dès que possible.

We will correct the issues as soon as possible.

5.

Conditionnel Présent

Hypothetical outcomes, polite requests, and reported future.

jecorrigerais
tucorrigerais
il/ellecorrigerait
nouscorrigerions
vouscorrigeriez
ils/ellescorrigeraient

Je corrigerais le texte si j'avais plus de temps.

I would correct the text if I had more time.

Elle corrigerait ses erreurs si elle le savait.

She would correct her mistakes if she knew.

6.

Subjonctif Présent

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

jecorrige
tucorriges
il/ellecorrige
nouscorrigions
vouscorrigiez
ils/ellescorrigent

Il faut que je corrige mes fautes.

I need to correct my mistakes.

Il est important qu'elle corrige ses réponses.

It is important that she corrects her answers.

7.

Plus-que-parfait

Actions completed before another past action.

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

J'avais corrigé le document avant de l'envoyer.

I had corrected the document before sending it.

Ils avaient corrigé leurs erreurs avant la réunion.

They had corrected their mistakes before the meeting.

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