Arranger Conjugation in French
arranger means “to arrange” in English, and it is one of the verbs French learners meet early — it sits at frequency rank 184 in VerbFlow’s French list. It is a non-reflexive, irregular, -ger (e-insertion) spelling change -er verb, and this page gives you its complete conjugation — every tense, every person, the gerund and the past participle — with notes, examples, common mistakes and a quiz. Here is the verb in a natural sentence: “J'arrange la maison tous les jours.” — “I arrange the house every day.”
Quick facts
- Infinitive: arranger
- English: to arrange
- Verb type: Non-reflexive, Irregular, -ger (e-insertion) spelling change
- Irregular in: present, present-subjunctive, imperative-affirmative, imperative-negative
- Gerund: en arrangeant
- Past participle: arrangé
- Auxiliary: avoir (all perfect tenses are formed with avoir + the past participle)
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for arranger, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from VerbFlow’s verified conjugation tables for arranger. Learn the present tense first, then the passé composé and the imperfect, and add the remaining tenses one at a time.
Present indicative
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | arrange |
| tu | arranges |
| il/elle | arrange |
| nous | arrangeons |
| vous | arrangez |
| ils/elles | arrangent |
Passé simple
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | arrangeai |
| tu | arrangeas |
| il/elle | arrangea |
| nous | arrangeâmes |
| vous | arrangeâtes |
| ils/elles | arrangèrent |
Imperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | arrangeais |
| tu | arrangeais |
| il/elle | arrangeait |
| nous | arrangeions |
| vous | arrangeiez |
| ils/elles | arrangeaient |
Future
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | arrangerai |
| tu | arrangeras |
| il/elle | arrangera |
| nous | arrangerons |
| vous | arrangerez |
| ils/elles | arrangeront |
Conditional
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | arrangerais |
| tu | arrangerais |
| il/elle | arrangerait |
| nous | arrangerions |
| vous | arrangeriez |
| ils/elles | arrangeraient |
Present perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | ai arrangé |
| tu | as arrangé |
| il/elle | a arrangé |
| nous | avons arrangé |
| vous | avez arrangé |
| ils/elles | ont arrangé |
Pluperfect (past perfect)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | avais arrangé |
| tu | avais arrangé |
| il/elle | avait arrangé |
| nous | avions arrangé |
| vous | aviez arrangé |
| ils/elles | avaient arrangé |
Future perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | aurai arrangé |
| tu | auras arrangé |
| il/elle | aura arrangé |
| nous | aurons arrangé |
| vous | aurez arrangé |
| ils/elles | auront arrangé |
Conditional perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | aurais arrangé |
| tu | aurais arrangé |
| il/elle | aurait arrangé |
| nous | aurions arrangé |
| vous | auriez arrangé |
| ils/elles | auraient arrangé |
Present subjunctive
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | arrange |
| tu | arranges |
| il/elle | arrange |
| nous | arrangeions |
| vous | arrangeiez |
| ils/elles | arrangent |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | arrangeasse |
| tu | arrangeasses |
| il/elle | arrangeât |
| nous | arrangeassions |
| vous | arrangeassiez |
| ils/elles | arrangeassent |
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tu | arrange |
| nous | arrangeons |
| vous | arrangez |
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tu | arrange |
| nous | arrangeons |
| vous | arrangez |
Gerund and past participle
| Form | French |
|---|---|
| Gerund | en arrangeant |
| Past participle | arrangé |
When to use each tense
Present indicative
The present indicative is used for habits, facts and things happening now. With arranger this tense is irregular, so the forms do not follow the regular pattern — learn them as a set rather than guessing from the infinitive. For example: “J'arrange la maison tous les jours.” — “I arrange the house every day.”
Passé simple
The passé simple is used for completed actions in the past, mainly in written and literary French. With arranger this tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard -er pattern. For example: “Tu arrangeas la maison la semaine dernière.” — “You arranged the house last week.”
Imperfect
The imperfect is used for ongoing or habitual actions in the past, and for background description. With arranger this tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard -er pattern. For example: “Il arrangeait la maison ce matin.” — “He used to arrange the house this morning.”
Future
The future is used for what will happen, and for predictions. With arranger this tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard -er pattern. For example: “Nous arrangerons la maison.” — “We will arrange the house.”
Conditional
The conditional is used for what would happen, for polite requests and for hypothetical situations. With arranger this tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard -er pattern. For example: “Vous arrangeriez la maison.” — “You would arrange the house.”
Present perfect
The present perfect (passé composé) is used for completed actions in the past, especially in spoken French. With arranger this tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard -er pattern. For example: “Ils ont arrangé la maison hier.” — “They have arranged the house yesterday.”
Pluperfect (past perfect)
The pluperfect (past perfect) is used for an action completed before another past action. With arranger this tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard -er pattern. For example: “J'avais arrangé la maison hier.” — “I had arranged the house yesterday.”
Future perfect
The future perfect is used for what will have happened by a point in the future. With arranger this tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard -er pattern. For example: “Tu auras arrangé la maison la semaine prochaine.” — “You will have arranged the house next week.”
Conditional perfect
The conditional perfect is used for what would have happened in a different past. With arranger this tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard -er pattern. For example: “Il aurait arrangé la maison ce matin.” — “He would have arranged the house this morning.”
Present subjunctive
The present subjunctive is used for wishes, doubts, emotions and opinions after que. With arranger this tense is irregular, so the forms do not follow the regular pattern — learn them as a set rather than guessing from the infinitive. For example: “Il est important que nous arrangeions la maison tous les jours.” — “It is important that We arrange the house every day.”
Imperfect subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive is used for the past subjunctive: wishes and hypotheticals about the past, mostly in formal and literary French. With arranger this tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard -er pattern. For example: “Il fallait que vous arrangeassiez la maison hier.” — “It was necessary that You arrange the house yesterday.”
Imperative (affirmative)
The imperative (affirmative) is used for direct commands and instructions. With arranger this tense is irregular, so the forms do not follow the regular pattern — learn them as a set rather than guessing from the infinitive. For example: “Arrangez la maison !” — “Arrange the house!”
Imperative (negative)
The imperative (negative) is used for prohibitions and negative commands. With arranger this tense is irregular, so the forms do not follow the regular pattern — learn them as a set rather than guessing from the infinitive. For example: “Ne arrange pas la maison !” — “Do not arrange the house!”
Gerund and past participle
The gerund en arrangeant is used after en for an action happening at the same time as the main verb. For example: “En arrangeant, je commence la journée.” — “While arranging, I start the day.” The past participle arrangé is used with avoir in the perfect tenses, as in j'ai arrangé — “I have arranged the house yesterday.”
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with arranger, covering different tenses and persons. Say each one aloud, then cover the French and try to produce it from the English.
- “J'arrange la maison à la maison.” — “I arrange the house at home.”
- “Tu arrangeas la maison ce matin.” — “You arranged the house this morning.”
- “Il arrangeait la maison avec Paul.” — “He used to arrange the house with Paul.”
- “J'arrangerai la maison demain.” — “I will arrange the house tomorrow.”
- “Tu arrangerais la maison tous les jours.” — “You would arrange the house every day.”
- “Il a arrangé la maison la semaine dernière.” — “He has arranged the house last week.”
- “J'avais arrangé la maison ce matin.” — “I had arranged the house this morning.”
- “Tu auras arrangé la maison demain.” — “You will have arranged the house tomorrow.”
- “Il est important que il arrange la maison tous les jours.” — “It is important that He arrange the house every day.”
- “Arrange la maison !” — “Arrange the house!”
Common mistakes
1. Using the infinitive instead of a conjugated form
✗ Wrong: “Je arranger la maison.”
✓ Right: “J'arrange la maison tous les jours.”
The infinitive arranger never takes a subject. After je you need the conjugated present form arrange.
2. Using the wrong person
✗ Wrong: “Je arranges la maison.”
✓ Right: “J'arrange la maison tous les jours.”
arranges is the tu form, not the je form. The je form is arrange — check the person before you write the form.
3. Using the present for a finished past action
✗ Wrong: “J'arrange la maison hier.”
✓ Right: “J'ai arrangé la maison hier.”
Hier points to the past, so use the present perfect ai arrangé here, not the present arrange.
4. Mixing up the stem in the stressed forms
✗ Wrong: “Je arrangeons la maison.”
✓ Right: “J'arrange la maison tous les jours.”
arranger is a -ger verb: an e is inserted after g before a and o, so the g stays soft — je arrange, nous arrangeons. Before e and i no e is inserted. The change is spelling only.
5. Using the wrong auxiliary in the passé composé
✗ Wrong: “Je suis arrangé la maison hier.”
✓ Right: “J'ai arrangé la maison hier.”
arranger takes avoir in the compound tenses, not être: ai arrangé, never the être form.
6. Using the indicative after a subjunctive trigger
✗ Wrong: “Il est important que nous arrangeons la maison.”
✓ Right: “Il est important que nous arrangeions la maison.”
After il est important que French needs the subjunctive, so use arrangeions here, not the indicative arrangeons.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on arranger. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
What is the je form of arranger in the Present indicative?
- A) arrange
- B) arrangeons
- C) arrangeais
- D) aurai arrangé
What is the il/elle form of arranger in the Passé simple?
- A) aura arrangé
- B) arrangeait
- C) arrangeât
- D) arrangea
What is the nous form of arranger in the Imperfect?
- A) arrangerons
- B) avons arrangé
- C) arrangeions
- D) aurons arrangé
What is the tu form of arranger in the Future?
- A) arrangeront
- B) arrangerez
- C) arrangeras
- D) arranges
What is the je form of arranger in the Conditional?
- A) arrangerions
- B) arrangerais
- C) aurais arrangé
- D) avais arrangé
What is the il/elle form of arranger in the Present subjunctive?
- A) arrangeions
- B) arrange
- C) arrangea
- D) avait arrangé
What is the nous form of arranger in the Present perfect (passé composé)?
- A) arrangeions
- B) aurions arrangé
- C) aurons arrangé
- D) avons arrangé
What is the gerund of arranger?
- A) en arrangeant
- B) analysant
- C) admettant
- D) annonçant
What is the past participle of arranger?
- A) causé
- B) arrangé
- C) analysé
- D) terminé
What does arranger mean in English?
- A) arrange
- B) conclude
- C) break
- D) admit
Answer key
- A) arrange — the je form of arranger in the present indicative is arrange. The other options are forms of the same verb for different persons or tenses.
- D) arrangea — the il/elle form of arranger in the passé simple is arrangea. The other options are forms of the same verb for different persons or tenses.
- C) arrangeions — the nous form of arranger in the imperfect is arrangeions. The other options are forms of the same verb for different persons or tenses.
- C) arrangeras — the tu form of arranger in the future is arrangeras. The other options are forms of the same verb for different persons or tenses.
- B) arrangerais — the je form of arranger in the conditional is arrangerais. The other options are forms of the same verb for different persons or tenses.
- B) arrange — the il/elle form of arranger in the present subjunctive is arrange. The other options are forms of the same verb for different persons or tenses.
- D) avons arrangé — the nous form of arranger in the present perfect (passé composé) is avons arrangé. The other options are forms of the same verb for different persons or tenses.
- A) en arrangeant — the gerund of arranger is en arrangeant; it is used with en for actions happening at the same time as the main verb. The other options are the present participles of neighbouring verbs.
- B) arrangé — the past participle of arranger is arrangé; perfect tenses use avoir + arrangé. The other options are the participles of neighbouring verbs.
- A) arrange — arranger means “to arrange” in English. The other options are the meanings of neighbouring verbs.
How to learn this verb
Learn arranger in three passes. First, say the present tense aloud in order — j'arrange, tu arranges, il arrange, nous arrangeons, vous arrangez, ils arrangent — three times, then write three sentences with the verb. Second, learn the passé composé with its auxiliary: ai arrangé shows the pattern, and the participle arrangé is the same in every perfect tense. Third, add one new tense a day, always in a sentence, and test yourself the next day before you learn the next one. A verb you can use in a sentence is learnt; a verb you can only recite is not. Use the Verb Quiz and the Verb Conjugator to check what has stuck, and compare arranger with the other verbs in this batch on the French verbs hub.
Frequently asked questions
What does arranger mean in English?
arranger means “to arrange”. It is a non-reflexive, irregular, -ger (e-insertion) spelling change verb, so its present-tense forms are worth learning first.
Is arranger regular or irregular?
arranger is irregular, and it is irregular in these tenses: present, present-subjunctive, imperative-affirmative, imperative-negative. arranger is a -ger verb: an e is inserted after g before a and o, so the g stays soft — je arrange, nous arrangeons. Before e and i no e is inserted. The change is spelling only.
What are the gerund and past participle of arranger?
The gerund is en arrangeant — use it after en for an action happening at the same time as the main verb. The past participle is arrangé — use it with avoir for the perfect tenses, as in j'ai arrangé.
How do I say “I arrange” in French?
Say “J'arrange la maison tous les jours.” — “I arrange the house every day.” The je form of the present is arrange, and it is the form you will use most often.
How do you pronounce arranger?
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for arranger, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one.
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