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monter

to go up
to climb

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.

jemonte
tumontes
il/ellemonte
nousmontons
vousmontez
ils/ellesmontent

Je monte les escaliers tous les jours.

I go up the stairs every day.

Ils montent au sommet de la montagne.

They are going up to the top of the mountain.

2.

Passé Composé

Completed past actions with present relevance.

jesuis monté(e)
tues monté(e)
il/elleest monté(e)
noussommes monté(e)s
vousêtes monté(e)(s)
ils/ellessont monté(e)s

Elle a monté ses affaires dans le grenier.

She went up her things to the attic.

Nous avons monté la tente avant la nuit.

We set up the tent before nightfall.

3.

Imparfait

Ongoing or habitual past actions, descriptions, and background.

jemontais
tumontais
il/ellemontait
nousmontions
vousmontiez
ils/ellesmontaient

Quand j'étais jeune, je montais souvent à l'arbre.

When I was young, I often went up the tree.

Ils montaient lentement pour admirer la vue.

They were going up slowly to admire the view.

4.

Futur Simple

Future events, promises, and formal predictions.

jemonterai
tumonteras
il/ellemontera
nousmonterons
vousmonterez
ils/ellesmonteront

Demain, je monterai à Paris pour le travail.

Tomorrow, I will go up to Paris for work.

Nous monterons ensemble à la tour.

We will go up to the tower together.

5.

Conditionnel Présent

Hypothetical outcomes, polite requests, and reported future.

jemonterais
tumonterais
il/ellemonterait
nousmonterions
vousmonteriez
ils/ellesmonteraient

Je monterais si j'avais le temps.

I would go up if I had the time.

Ils monteraient avec nous s'ils pouvaient.

They would go up with us if they could.

6.

Subjonctif Présent

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

jemonte
tumontes
il/ellemonte
nousmontions
vousmontiez
ils/ellesmontent

Il faut que je monte avant la nuit.

I need to go up before nightfall.

Bien qu'ils montent souvent, ils n'ont jamais eu peur.

Although they often go up, they have never been afraid.

7.

Plus-que-parfait

Actions completed before another past action.

jeétais monté(e)
tuétais monté(e)
il/elleétait monté(e)
nousétions monté(e)s
vousétiez monté(e)(s)
ils/ellesétaient monté(e)s

Avant de partir, j'avais monté tous mes bagages.

Before leaving, I had gone up all my luggage.

Ils avaient monté les escaliers avant que la fête commence.

They had gone up the stairs before the party started.

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Common questions
Is "monter" regular or irregular in French?
"monter" is a regular 1st verb in French. It follows the standard conjugation pattern for 1st verbs.
How do you conjugate "monter" in the present tense?
In the Présent, "monter" conjugates as: monte, montes, montons, and more. See the full table above.
What is the past tense of "monter" in French?
In the Passé Composé, "monter" conjugates as: suis monté(e), es monté(e), sommes monté(e)s, and more. See the full table above.
How common is "monter" in French?
"monter" (to go up, to climb) is one of the most commonly used verbs in French.