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orienter

to guide
to orient

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.

jeoriente
tuorientes
il/elleoriente
nousorientons
vousorientez
ils/ellesorientent

Je l'oriente vers le bon chemin.

I am guiding him/her in the right direction.

Nous orientons les nouveaux employés.

We are orienting the new employees.

2.

Passé Composé

Completed past actions with present relevance.

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

Elle a orienté les étudiants pendant la visite.

She guided the students during the visit.

Ils ont orienté le projet vers de nouvelles idées.

They guided the project towards new ideas.

3.

Imparfait

Ongoing or habitual past actions, descriptions, and background.

jeorientais
tuorientais
il/elleorientait
nousorientions
vousorientiez
ils/ellesorientaient

Quand j'étais jeune, je l'orientais toujours.

When I was young, I always guided him/her.

Nous orientions souvent nos amis dans la ville.

We often guided our friends around the city.

4.

Futur Simple

Future events, promises, and formal predictions.

jeorienterai
tuorienteras
il/elleorientera
nousorienterons
vousorienterez
ils/ellesorienteront

Je vais orienter les participants lors de l'événement.

I will guide the participants during the event.

Ils orienteront les visiteurs vers les expositions.

They will guide the visitors to the exhibitions.

5.

Conditionnel Présent

Hypothetical outcomes, polite requests, and reported future.

jeorienterais
tuorienterais
il/elleorienterait
nousorienterions
vousorienteriez
ils/ellesorienteraient

Je l'orienterais si je savais où il doit aller.

I would guide him/her if I knew where he/she should go.

Nous orienterions les clients vers les meilleures options.

We would guide the clients towards the best options.

6.

Subjonctif Présent

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

jej'oriente
tutu orientes
il/elleil/elle oriente
nousnous orientions
vousvous orientiez
ils/ellesils/elles orientent

Il faut que je l'oriente correctement.

It is necessary that I guide him/her correctly.

Il est important qu'ils orientent les jeunes vers de bonnes carrières.

It is important that they guide young people towards good careers.

7.

Plus-que-parfait

Actions completed before another past action.

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

Avant de partir, j'avais orienté mes collègues.

Before leaving, I had guided my colleagues.

Ils avaient orienté le groupe avant la réunion.

They had guided the group before the meeting.

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