vouloir
A1#26Hear it
verb
- to want, wish, desire
- to expect; to think; forms rhetorical questions, perhaps better translated to English by rephrasing with would or should
- to see oneself as; to give the impression of, to seem
- to please do something
noun
- will
Forms
Present
| I | veux |
|---|---|
| you | veux |
| he, she, it | veut |
| we | voulons |
| you (plural) | voulez |
| they | veulent |
Imperfect
| I | voulais |
|---|---|
| you | voulais |
| he, she, it | voulait |
| we | voulions |
| you (plural) | vouliez |
| they | voulaient |
Past historic
| I | voulus |
|---|---|
| you | voulus |
| he, she, it | voulut |
| we | voulûmes |
| you (plural) | voulûtes |
| they | voulurent |
Future
| I | voudrai |
|---|---|
| you | voudras |
| he, she, it | voudra |
| we | voudrons |
| you (plural) | voudrez |
| they | voudront |
Conditional
| I | voudrais |
|---|---|
| you | voudrais |
| he, she, it | voudrait |
| we | voudrions |
| you (plural) | voudriez |
| they | voudraient |
Subjunctive
| I | veuille |
|---|---|
| you | veuilles |
| he, she, it | veuille |
| we | voulions |
| you (plural) | vouliez |
| they | veuillent |
Imperfect subjunctive
| I | voulusse |
|---|---|
| you | voulusses |
| he, she, it | voulût |
| we | voulussions |
| you (plural) | voulussiez |
| they | voulussent |
Imperative
| you | veux / veuille |
|---|---|
| we | voulons / veuillons |
| you (plural) | voulez / veuillez |
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- Qui veut lire?Who wants to read?A1Le premier cours — The first lesson
- Je voudrais des pommes, s'il vous plaît.I would like some apples, please.A1Au marché Jean-Talon — At the Jean-Talon market
- Bonjour. Je voudrais un café, s'il vous plaît.Hello. I would like a coffee, please.A1Au café à Paris — At a café in Paris
- Son nom veut dire « Charles le Grand » : en latin, Carolus Magnus.His name means "Charles the Great": in Latin, Carolus Magnus.A1Charlemagne