How to Conjugate 'Chanter' (to Sing)

Updated on February 21, 2020

The French verb chanter means "to sing." It's a regular -er verb, so it follows an easy-to-remember conjugation pattern.

How to Conjugate the French Verb Chanter

To conjugate a regular -er verb, you remove -er from the infinitive (leaving the stem chant-) and add the ending that goes with the subject pronoun and tense you're using. This chart will help you learn how to conjugate chanter.

	Present	Future	Imperfect	Present participle
je	chante	chanterai	chantais	chantant
tu	chantes	chanteras	chantais
il	chante	chantera	chantait
nous	chantons	chanterons	chantions
vous	chantez	chanterez	chantiez
ils	chantent	chanteront	chantaient
	Subjunctive	Conditional	Passé simple	Imperfect subjunctive
je	chante	chanterais	chantai	chantasse
tu	chantes	chanterais	chantas	chantasses
il	chante	chanterait	chanta	chantât
nous	chantions	chanterions	chantâmes	chantassions
vous	chantiez	chanteriez	chantâtes	chantassiez
ils	chantent	chanteraient	chantèrent	chantassent

	Imperative
(tu)	chante
(nous)	chantons
(vous)	chantez

How to Use Chanter in the Past Tense

To use chanter in the past tense, you'll probably use the passé composé. The auxiliary verb for chanter if avoir and the past participle is chanté.

For example:

Il a chanté très bien.
He sang very well.

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