How Is the French Verb Accompagner (to Accompany)

The French for to accompany may sound like accompanier, but it is actually spelled  accompagner. Its a common error among those learning French because of GN pronunciation, which is more of a NI sound. Think of the words onion  and  champagne  and youll get it right. Nonetheless, as with all verbs, we must conjugate  accompagner. Now that you know the correct spelling, the conjugation will be a breeze. Conjugating the French Verb  Accompagner The verb accompagner  follows the verb conjugation pattern of  regular -er verbs. This means that the conjugates should be rather easy to remember, especially if youve worked with similar verbs before. In order to conjugate  accompagner, use the chart to match the subject pronoun with the proper tense. For example, to say I accompany, you will say jaccompagne and we will accompany is nous accompagnerons. Subject Present Future Imperfect j accompagne accompagnerai accompagnais tu accompagnes accompagneras accompagnais il accompagne accompagnera accompagnait nous accompagnons accompagnerons accompagnions vous accompagnez accompagnerez accompagniez ils accompagnent accompagneront accompagnaient Accompagners Present Participle The  present participle  for accompagner  is accompagnant. This is a very easy transition  because you simply replace the -er  with  -ant. As with all present participles, you can use this as an adjective, gerund, or noun as well as a verb. The Passà © Composà © of  Accompagner While you can use the imperfect past tense, its more common to use the  passà © composà ©Ã‚  in French. The same  past participle  of accompagnà © can be used for all subjects, which makes your conjugation even easier. In order to complete the passà © composà ©, you will also need the  auxiliary verb  of  avoir, which needs to be conjugated. For example, to say we accompanied in French, you will say nous avons accompagnà ©. Likewise, I accompanied is jai accompagnà ©. More  Accompagner  Conjugations When studying verb conjugations, concentrate on the present, future, and passà © composà ©, but keep these others in mind. You may find them useful in the future. The subjunctive form is used when the action is uncertain and the conditional when its dependent on something. You will typically only find the passà © simple and imperfect subjunctive in formal writing. Subject Subjunctive Conditional Pass Simple Imperfect Subjunctive j accompagne accompagnerais accompagnai accompagnasse tu accompagnes accompagnerais accompagnas accompagnasses il accompagne accompagnerait accompagna accompagnt nous accompagnions accompagnerions accompagnmes accompagnassions vous accompagniez accompagneriez accompagntes accompagnassiez ils accompagnent accompagneraient accompagnrent accompagnassent The imperative verb form is another easy one because its a bit of a shortcut. Instead of saying tu accompagne you can drop the pronoun and stick with accompagne. The  tu  is implied in the verb form and this is useful for quick, direct requests and commands. Imperative (tu) accompagne (nous) accompagnons (vous) accompagnez