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promener

to walk
to stroll

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.

jepromène
tupromènes
il/ellepromène
nouspromenons
vouspromenez
ils/ellespromènent

Je promène mon chien tous les jours.

I walk my dog every day.

Nous promenons souvent dans le parc.

We often walk in the park.

2.

Passé Composé

Completed past actions with present relevance.

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

Hier, j'ai promené mon chat.

Yesterday, I took my cat for a walk.

Ils ont promené leurs enfants au zoo.

They took their children for a walk to the zoo.

3.

Imparfait

Ongoing or habitual past actions, descriptions, and background.

jepromenais
tupromenais
il/ellepromenait
nouspromenions
vouspromeniez
ils/ellespromenaient

Quand j'étais jeune, je promenais mon chien chaque matin.

When I was young, I walked my dog every morning.

Nous promenions souvent le long de la rivière.

We often walked along the river.

4.

Futur Simple

Future events, promises, and formal predictions.

jepromènerai
tupromèneras
il/ellepromènera
nouspromènerons
vouspromènerez
ils/ellespromèneront

Demain, je promènerai mon frère au parc.

Tomorrow, I will take my brother for a walk in the park.

Ils promèneront leurs chiens ensemble.

They will walk their dogs together.

5.

Conditionnel Présent

Hypothetical outcomes, polite requests, and reported future.

jepromènerais
tupromènerais
il/ellepromènerait
nouspromènerions
vouspromèneriez
ils/ellespromèneraient

Je promènerais mon chien si j'avais le temps.

I would walk my dog if I had the time.

Nous promènerions nos enfants si le temps était beau.

We would take our children for a walk if the weather was nice.

6.

Subjonctif Présent

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

jepromène
tupromènes
il/ellepromène
nouspromenions
vouspromeniez
ils/ellespromènent

Il faut que je promène mon chien aujourd'hui.

I need to take my dog for a walk today.

Il est important que nous promenions nos animaux régulièrement.

It is important that we walk our pets regularly.

7.

Plus-que-parfait

Actions completed before another past action.

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

J'avais promené mon chat avant qu'il ne pleuve.

I had taken my cat for a walk before it started to rain.

Ils avaient promené leurs enfants avant de rentrer à la maison.

They had taken their children for a walk before going home.

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