The French for ask is the verb poser

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French for ask is the regular ER verb poser, in the most practical verb table yet devised.

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So, if you want to know how to say ask (meaning to ask a question ) in French, how to express the verb in all the main tenses, here it is.

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The 6 Simple Tenses of the conjugated verb poser - French for ask

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Here you’ll learn the conjugations of poser, which is French for ask.

• I ask.
• you asked.
• he will ask.
• we would ask.
• they may ask.

The Verb Conjugation Tables below for poser, help you to practice your French verb drills both by PRONOUN (vertically), and by TENSE (horizontally). Repeat these over and over again.

VERB CONJUGATION TABLE poser
Simple Tenses poser
TENSE	je/j’	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
Present Présent ask	pose	poses	pose	posons	posez	posent
Past Imperfect Imparfait asked	posais	posais	posait	posions	posiez	posaient
Simple Past Passé Simple asked	posai	posas	posa	posâmes	posâtes	posèrent
Future Futur will ask	poserai	poseras	posera	poserons	poserez	poseront
Conditional Conditionnel would ask	poserais	poserais	poserait	poserions	poseriez	poseraient
Subjunctive Subjonctif may ask	pose	poses	pose	posions	posiez	posent
Compound Tenses poser
Present Perfect Passé Composé have asked	ai posé	as posé	a posé	avons posé	avez posé	ont posé
Past Perfect Plus-que-Parfait had asked	avais posé	avais posé	avait posé	avions posé	aviez posé	avaient posé
Future Perfect Futur Antérieur will have	aurai posé	auras posé	aura posé	aurons posé	aurez posé	auront posé
Conditional Perfect Conditionnel Passé would have asked	aurais posé	aurais posé	aurait posé	aurions posé	auriez posé	auraient posé
Imperative Imperatif ask!		pose		posons	posez

Present Indicative Tense conjugations of poser the French for ask
présent de l’indicatif

je pose
- I ask
tu poses
- you ask - (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on pose
- he, she, it, one asks
nous posons
- we ask
vous posez
- you ask (formal or plural)
ils, elles posent
- they ask

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Imperfect Indicative Tense conjugations of poser, the French for ask
imparfait de l’indicatif

je posais
- I asked
- I was asking
tu posais
- you asked- (familiar or informal)
- you were asking
il, elle, on posait
- he, she, it, one asked
- he, she, it, one was asking
nous posions
- we asked
- we were asking
vous posiez
- you asked- (formal or plural)
- you were asking
ils, elles posaient
- they asked
- they were asking

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Simple Past or Past Definite Tense conjugations of poser, the French for ask
passé simple

je posai
- I asked
tu posas
- you asked- (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on posa
- he, she, it, one asked
nous posâmes
- we asked
vous posâtes
- you asked- (formal or plural)
ils, elles posèrent
they asked
(The passé simple tense is mainly used in literature and books, and is rarely used in spoken French language).

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Future Tense conjugations of poser, the French for ask
futur

je poserai
- I will ask
tu poseras
- you will ask (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on posera
- he, she, it, one will ask
nous poserons
- we will ask
vous poserez
- you will ask (formal or plural)
ils, elles poseront
- they will ask

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Conditional Tense conjugations of poser, the French for ask
conditionnel

je poserais
- I would ask
tu poserais
- you would ask (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on poserait
- he, she, it, one would ask
nous poserions
- we would ask
vous poseriez
- you would ask (formal or plural)
ils, elles poseraient
- they would ask

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Present Subjunctive Tense conjugations of poser, the French for ask
présent de subjonctif

que je pose
- that I may ask
que tu poses
- that you may ask(familiar or informal)
qu’il, qu’elle, qu’on pose
- that he, she, it, one may ask
que nous posions
- that we may ask
que vous posiez
- that you may ask(formal or plural)
qu’ils, qu’elles posent
- that they may ask

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The Four Compound Tenses of the French for verb poser - the verb ‘to ask’ in French

Past Participle of poser is:
posé -asked.

Because the past participle is used with the various tenses of the verb - to have - avoir, to construct the four main compound tenses, its importance is highlighted. Once you have mastered avoir, you have mastered the key to constructing compound verbs in French.

• I have asked
• you had asked
• he will have asked
• we would have asked

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Compound Past, Present Perfect or Past Indefinite Tense conjugations of poser - French for ask
passé composé

Here’s the French for ask conjugated with all the pronouns in the present perfect tense.
j’ai posé
- I have asked or I did ask or
- I asked
tu as posé
- you have asked or you did ask - (familiar or informal) or
- you asked
il, elle, on a posé
- he, she, it, one has ask or did ask
- he, she, it asked
nous avons posé
- we have asked or we did ask
- we asked
vous avez posé
- you have asked or you did ask (formal or plural) or
- or we asked
ils, elles ont posé
- they have asked or they did ask
- they asked

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Past Perfect Indicative or Pluperfect Tense conjugations of poser - ask in French
plus-que-parfait de l’indicatif

Here’s the French for -ask conjugated with all the pronouns in the past perfect tense.
j’avais posé
- I had asked
tu avais posé
- you had asked- (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on avait posé
- he, she, it, one had asked
nous avions posé
- we had asked
vous aviez posé
- you had asked (formal or plural)
ils, elles avaient posé
- they had asked

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Future Perfect or Future Anterior Tense conjugations of poser, the French for ask
futur antérieur

j’aurai posé
- I will have
tu auras posé
- you will have - (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on aura posé
- he, she, it, one will have
nous aurons posé
- we will have
vous aurez posé
- you will have - (formal or plural)
ils, elles auront posé
- they will have

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Conditional Perfect Tense conjugations of poser, the French for ask
conditionnel passé

j’aurais posé
- I would have asked
tu aurais posé
- you would have asked- (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on aurait posé
- he, she, it, one would have asked
nous aurions posé
- we would have asked
vous auriez posé
- you would have asked- (formal or plural)
ils, elles auraient posé
- they would have asked

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Imperative Tense conjugations of poser, the French for ask
impératif

pose
- ask!
posons
- let’s ask!
posez
- ask!

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Present Participle of poser

posant - asking

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