How Is Lancer Conjugated in French

Similar to the English word lance, the French verb  lancer  means to throw. While thats easy enough to remember, youll need to conjugate it to mean throwing or threw. A quick lesson will demonstrate how to do that. If you want a second option of to throw, study the verb  jeter. Conjugating the French Verb  Lancer Lancer  is a  spelling change verb, which makes things a little more difficult than normal. The change comes when the letter C precedes either an A or an O in the infinitive endings. In these forms, the C becomes a cedilla à § and this reminds us to retain the soft C sound throughout the conjugations. If you keep an eye on that, then conjugating  lancer  is relatively simple. Just match the subject pronoun with the appropriate tense for the context. For example, I am throwing is je lance and we will throw is nous lancerons. Practicing these in context will help you memorize them. Subject Present Future Imperfect je lance lancerai lanais tu lances lanceras lanais il lance lancera lanait nous lanons lancerons lancions vous lancez lancerez lanciez ils lancent lanceront lanaient The Present Participle of  Lancer Used as either a verb, adjective, noun, or gerund, the present participle  is quite useful. For lancer, the à § makes an appearance and we simply add -ant to the verb stem to form  lanà §ant. The Past Participle and Passà © Composà © The past tense of threw can be expressed with the imperfect or the  passà © composà ©. To form the latter, begin with a conjugate of the  auxiliary verb  avoir  to match the subject pronoun, then attach the  past participle  lancà ©. For example, I threw is jai lancà © and we threw is nous avons lancà ©. More Simple  Lancer  Conjugations to Learn At first, the focus of your studies should be the forms of  lancer  weve discussed. Yet, you might also find some other forms helpful. For instance, the subjunctive and the conditional are both verb moods. Each implies that the act of throwing is not guaranteed. Likewise, if you read a lot of French, knowing the literary tenses of the passà © simple and imperfect subjunctive will be useful. Subject Subjunctive Conditional Pass Simple Imperfect Subjunctive je lance lancerais lanai lanasse tu lances lancerais lanas lanasses il lance lancerait lana lant nous lancions lancerions lanmes lanassions vous lanciez lanceriez lantes lanassiez ils lancent lanceraient lancrent lanassent When using  lancer  in assertive and short commands or requests, turn to the imperative form. For this, the subject pronoun is not required, so lance is used instead of tu lance. Imperative (tu) lance (nous) lanons (vous) lancez