How to Conjugate "Considérer" (to Consider)

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By ThoughtCo Team
Updated on 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.
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