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This page offers complete parler conjugation charts in French, with audio for the six tenses you’ll use most in basic speaking. Parler (to speak, to talk) is a regular -er verb and usually the first verb students learn.
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✅ Example sentences (word of the day lesson)
How to Conjugate Parler in the Six Main French Tenses
Present
je parle – I speak
tu parles – you speak
il, elle parle – he, she speaks
nous parlons – we speak
vous parlez – you speak
ils, elles parlent – they speak
Passé composé
j’ai parlé – I spoke
tu as parlé – you spoke
il, elle a parlé – he, she spoke
nous avons parlé – we spoke
vous avez parlé – you spoke
ils, elles ont parlé – they spoke
Imperfect
je parlais – I was speaking / used to speak
tu parlais – you were speaking
il, elle parlait – he, she was speaking
nous parlions – we were speaking
vous parliez – you were speaking
ils, elles parlaient – they were speaking
Future
je parlerai – I will speak
tu parleras – you will speak
il, elle parlera – he, she will speak
nous parlerons – we will speak
vous parlerez – you will speak
ils, elles parleront – they will speak
Conditional
je parlerais – I would speak
tu parlerais – you would speak
il, elle parlerait – he, she would speak
nous parlerions – we would speak
vous parleriez – you would speak
ils, elles parleraient – they would speak
Subjunctive
que je parle – that I speak
que tu parles – that you speak
qu’il, elle parle – that he, she speak
que nous parlions – that we speak
que vous parliez – that you speak
qu’ils, elles parlent – that they speak
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Parler conjugation chart
These are the six main tenses you can start using for conversation today!
Complete Conjugation of Parler (All Tenses)
If you need a full reference, here’s a detailed conjugation of parler in every major tense and mood. This is a great tool for teachers, advanced learners, or anyone who wants to see the whole picture.
| Present je parle tu parles il, elle parle nous parlons vous parlez ils, elles parlent | Passé simple je parlai tu parlas il, elle parla nous parlâmes vous parlâtes ils, elles parlèrent | Imperfect je parlais tu parlais il, elle parlait nous parlions vous parliez ils, elles parlaient | Futur simple je parlerai tu parleras il, elle parlera nous parlerons vous parlerez ils, elles parleront |
| Passé composé j’ai parlé tu as parlé il, elle a parlé nous avons parlé vous avez parlé ils, elles ont parlé | Past anterior j’eus parlé tu eus parlé il, elle eut parlé nous eûmes parlé vous eûtes parlé ils, elles eurent parlé | Pluperfect j’avais parlé tu avais parlé il, elle avait parlé nous avions parlé vous aviez parlé ils, elles avaient parlé | Future perfect j’aurai parlé tu auras parlé il, elle aura parlé nous aurons parlé vous aurez parlé ils, elles auront parlé |
| Present subjunctive que je parle que tu parles qu’il, elle parle que nous parlions que vous parliez qu’ils, qu’elles parlent | Past subjunctive que j’aie parlé que tu aies parlé qu’il, elle ait parlé que nous ayons parlé que vous ayez parlé qu’ils, qu’elles aient parlé | Imperfect subjunctive que je parlasse que tu parlasses qu’il, elle parlât que nous parlassions que vous parlassiez qu’ils, qu’elles parlassent | Pluperfect subjunctive que j’eusse parlé que tu eusses parlé qu’il, elle eût parlé que nous eussions parlé que vous eussiez parlé qu’ils, qu’elles eussent parlé |
| Present conditional je parlerais tu parlerais il, elle parlerait nous parlerions vous parleriez ils, elles parleraient | First past conditional j’aurais parlé tu aurais parlé il, elle aurait parlé nous aurions parlé vous auriez parlé ils, elles auraient parlé | Second past conditional j’eusse parlé tu eusses parlé il, elle eût parlé nous eussions parlé vous eussiez parlé ils, elles eussent parlé | |
| Present imperative parle parlons parlez | Present infinitive parler | Present participle aie parlé ayons parlé ayez parlé | |
| Past imperative aie parlé ayons parlé ayez parlé | Past infinitive avoir parlé | Past participle parlé |
✅ Parler – Word of the Day lesson
Now that you’ve mastered the conjugations of parler, check out my Word of the Day lesson, which gives 5 example sentences of this verb with audio examples.
👉 Parler – Word of the Day lesson »
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