Languages › French How to Conjugate "Considérer" (to Consider) Share Flipboard Email Print Francois Durand / Getty Images French Grammar Pronunciation & Conversation Vocabulary Resources For Teachers By Staff Author Updated February 21, 2020 The French verb considérer means "to consider." It is a stem-changing verb that follows the pattern of all verbs ending in -érer, so once you memorize those rules, conjugating considérer will be very easy. Conjugation Rules With a regular -er verb, you would have a constant stem of the infinitive without the -er. But with considérer, the stem can be either considé- or considè-. You switch to the accent grave (considè-) in the present, subjunctive and imperative tenses, except when using the subject pronouns nous and vous. The stem change is optional in the future and conditional tenses—both are acceptable. The tables below show you the simple conjugations of considérer. Present Future Imperfect Imperative je considère considérerai considèrerai considérais tu considères considéreras considèreras considérais considère il considère considérera considèrera considérait nous considérons considérerons considèrerons considérions considérons vous considérez considérerez considèrerez considériez considérez ils considèrent considéreront considèreront considéraient Subjunctive Conditional Passé simple Imperfect subjunctive je considère considérerais considèrerais considérai considérasse tu considères considérerais considèrerais considéras considérasses il considère considérerait considèrerait considéra considérât nous considérions considérerions considèrerions considérâmes considérassions vous considériez considéreriez considèreriez considérâtes considérassiez ils considèrent considéreraient considèreraient considérèrent considérassent Present participle: considérant Past Tense It's most common to use the passé composé to render a verb in the past tense. Considérer uses the auxiliary verb avoir. Its past participle is considéré. Example J'ai considéré d'étudier la physique à l'université.I considered studying physics in college. Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Author, Staff. "How to Conjugate "Considérer" (to Consider)." ThoughtCo, May. 12, 2021, thoughtco.com/considerer-to-consider-1369999. Author, Staff. (2021, May 12). How to Conjugate "Considérer" (to Consider). Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/considerer-to-consider-1369999 Author, Staff. "How to Conjugate "Considérer" (to Consider)." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/considerer-to-consider-1369999 (accessed July 29, 2021). copy citation