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embrasser

to kiss
to hug

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.

jeembrasse
tuembrasses
il/elleembrasse
nousembrassons
vousembrassez
ils/ellesembrassent

Je l'embrasse avant de partir.

I kiss her before leaving.

Nous embrassons nos amis à chaque rencontre.

We hug our friends at every meeting.

2.

Passé Composé

Completed past actions with present relevance.

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

Hier, j'ai embrassé mon frère.

Yesterday, I hugged my brother.

Ils ont embrassé leurs parents à l'aéroport.

They kissed their parents at the airport.

3.

Imparfait

Ongoing or habitual past actions, descriptions, and background.

jeembrassais
tuembrassais
il/elleembrassait
nousembrassions
vousembrassiez
ils/ellesembrassaient

Quand j'étais jeune, j'embrassais souvent ma grand-mère.

When I was young, I often hugged my grandmother.

Nous nous embrassions chaque fois que nous nous voyions.

We hugged each time we saw each other.

4.

Futur Simple

Future events, promises, and formal predictions.

jeembrasserai
tuembrasseras
il/elleembrassera
nousembrasserons
vousembrasserez
ils/ellesembrasseront

Demain, je t'embrasserai avant de partir.

Tomorrow, I will kiss you before leaving.

Ils embrasseront leurs amis à la fin de la fête.

They will hug their friends at the end of the party.

5.

Conditionnel Présent

Hypothetical outcomes, polite requests, and reported future.

jeembrasserais
tuembrasserais
il/elleembrasserait
nousembrasserions
vousembrasseriez
ils/ellesembrasseraient

Si j'avais l'occasion, je t'embrasserais.

If I had the chance, I would kiss you.

Elle embrasserait son père si elle le voyait.

She would hug her father if she saw him.

6.

Subjonctif Présent

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

jeembrasse
tuembrasses
il/elleembrasse
nousembrassions
vousembrassiez
ils/ellesembrassent

Il faut que je l'embrasse avant de partir.

I need to kiss her before leaving.

Il est important qu'ils s'embrassent pour se réconcilier.

It is important that they hug to reconcile.

7.

Plus-que-parfait

Actions completed before another past action.

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

Avant de partir, j'avais embrassé tous mes amis.

Before leaving, I had hugged all my friends.

Elle avait embrassé son enfant avant de le laisser à l'école.

She had kissed her child before leaving him at school.

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