Considérer Conjugation in French
considérer means “to consider” in English, and it is one of the verbs French learners meet early — it sits at frequency rank 240 in VerbFlow’s French list. It is a non-reflexive, irregular, grave-accent (é → è) 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: “Je considère le projet tous les jours.” — “I consider the project every day.”
Quick facts
- Infinitive: considérer
- English: to consider
- Verb type: Non-reflexive, Irregular, grave-accent (é → è) spelling change
- Irregular in: present, present-subjunctive, imperative-affirmative, imperative-negative
- Gerund: en considérant
- Past participle: considéré
- 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 considérer, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from VerbFlow’s verified conjugation tables for considérer. 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 | considère |
| tu | considères |
| il/elle | considère |
| nous | considérons |
| vous | considérez |
| ils/elles | considèrent |
Passé simple
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | considérai |
| tu | considéras |
| il/elle | considéra |
| nous | considérâmes |
| vous | considérâtes |
| ils/elles | considérèrent |
Imperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | considérais |
| tu | considérais |
| il/elle | considérait |
| nous | considérions |
| vous | considériez |
| ils/elles | considéraient |
Future
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | considérerai |
| tu | considéreras |
| il/elle | considérera |
| nous | considérerons |
| vous | considérerez |
| ils/elles | considéreront |
Conditional
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | considérerais |
| tu | considérerais |
| il/elle | considérerait |
| nous | considérerions |
| vous | considéreriez |
| ils/elles | considéreraient |
Present perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | ai considéré |
| tu | as considéré |
| il/elle | a considéré |
| nous | avons considéré |
| vous | avez considéré |
| ils/elles | ont considéré |
Pluperfect (past perfect)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | avais considéré |
| tu | avais considéré |
| il/elle | avait considéré |
| nous | avions considéré |
| vous | aviez considéré |
| ils/elles | avaient considéré |
Future perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | aurai considéré |
| tu | auras considéré |
| il/elle | aura considéré |
| nous | aurons considéré |
| vous | aurez considéré |
| ils/elles | auront considéré |
Conditional perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | aurais considéré |
| tu | aurais considéré |
| il/elle | aurait considéré |
| nous | aurions considéré |
| vous | auriez considéré |
| ils/elles | auraient considéré |
Present subjunctive
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | considère |
| tu | considères |
| il/elle | considère |
| nous | considérions |
| vous | considériez |
| ils/elles | considèrent |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | considérasse |
| tu | considérasses |
| il/elle | considérât |
| nous | considérassions |
| vous | considérassiez |
| ils/elles | considérassent |
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tu | considère |
| nous | considérons |
| vous | considérez |
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tu | considère |
| nous | considérons |
| vous | considérez |
Gerund and past participle
| Form | French |
|---|---|
| Gerund | en considérant |
| Past participle | considéré |
When to use each tense
Present indicative
The present indicative is used for habits, facts and things happening now. With considérer 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: “Je considère le projet tous les jours.” — “I consider the project every day.”
Passé simple
The passé simple is used for completed actions in the past, mainly in written and literary French. With considérer this tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard -er pattern. For example: “Tu considéras le projet la semaine dernière.” — “You considered the project last week.”
Imperfect
The imperfect is used for ongoing or habitual actions in the past, and for background description. With considérer this tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard -er pattern. For example: “Il considérait le projet ce matin.” — “He used to consider the project this morning.”
Future
The future is used for what will happen, and for predictions. With considérer this tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard -er pattern. For example: “Nous considérerons le projet.” — “We will consider the project.”
Conditional
The conditional is used for what would happen, for polite requests and for hypothetical situations. With considérer this tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard -er pattern. For example: “Vous considéreriez le projet.” — “You would consider the project.”
Present perfect
The present perfect (passé composé) is used for completed actions in the past, especially in spoken French. With considérer this tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard -er pattern. For example: “Ils ont considéré le projet hier.” — “They have considered the project yesterday.”
Pluperfect (past perfect)
The pluperfect (past perfect) is used for an action completed before another past action. With considérer this tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard -er pattern. For example: “J'avais considéré le projet hier.” — “I had considered the project yesterday.”
Future perfect
The future perfect is used for what will have happened by a point in the future. With considérer this tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard -er pattern. For example: “Tu auras considéré le projet la semaine prochaine.” — “You will have considered the project next week.”
Conditional perfect
The conditional perfect is used for what would have happened in a different past. With considérer this tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard -er pattern. For example: “Il aurait considéré le projet ce matin.” — “He would have considered the project this morning.”
Present subjunctive
The present subjunctive is used for wishes, doubts, emotions and opinions after que. With considérer 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 considérions le projet tous les jours.” — “It is important that We consider the project 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 considérer this tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard -er pattern. For example: “Il fallait que vous considérassiez le projet hier.” — “It was necessary that You consider the project yesterday.”
Imperative (affirmative)
The imperative (affirmative) is used for direct commands and instructions. With considérer 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: “Considérez le projet !” — “Consider the project!”
Imperative (negative)
The imperative (negative) is used for prohibitions and negative commands. With considérer 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 considère pas le projet !” — “Do not consider the project!”
Gerund and past participle
The gerund en considérant is used after en for an action happening at the same time as the main verb. For example: “En considérant, je commence la journée.” — “While considerring, I start the day.” The past participle considéré is used with avoir in the perfect tenses, as in j'ai considéré — “I have considered the project yesterday.”
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with considérer, covering different tenses and persons. Say each one aloud, then cover the French and try to produce it from the English.
- “Je considère le projet à la maison.” — “I consider the project at home.”
- “Tu considéras le projet ce matin.” — “You considered the project this morning.”
- “Il considérait le projet avec Paul.” — “He used to consider the project with Paul.”
- “Je considérerai le projet demain.” — “I will consider the project tomorrow.”
- “Tu considérerais le projet tous les jours.” — “You would consider the project every day.”
- “Il a considéré le projet la semaine dernière.” — “He has considered the project last week.”
- “J'avais considéré le projet ce matin.” — “I had considered the project this morning.”
- “Tu auras considéré le projet demain.” — “You will have considered the project tomorrow.”
- “Il est important que il considère le projet tous les jours.” — “It is important that He consider the project every day.”
- “Considère le projet !” — “Consider the project!”
Common mistakes
1. Using the infinitive instead of a conjugated form
✗ Wrong: “Je considérer le projet.”
✓ Right: “Je considère le projet tous les jours.”
The infinitive considérer never takes a subject. After je you need the conjugated present form considère.
2. Using the wrong person
✗ Wrong: “Je considères le projet.”
✓ Right: “Je considère le projet tous les jours.”
considères is the tu form, not the je form. The je form is considère — check the person before you write the form.
3. Using the present for a finished past action
✗ Wrong: “Je considère le projet hier.”
✓ Right: “J'ai considéré le projet hier.”
Hier points to the past, so use the present perfect ai considéré here, not the present considère.
4. Mixing up the stem in the stressed forms
✗ Wrong: “Je considérons le projet.”
✓ Right: “Je considère le projet tous les jours.”
considérer is a grave-accent verb: the stem vowel é becomes è in the stressed forms of the present, the present subjunctive and the imperative — je considère against nous considérons. The rest of the verb follows the regular -er pattern.
5. Using the wrong auxiliary in the passé composé
✗ Wrong: “Je suis considéré le projet hier.”
✓ Right: “J'ai considéré le projet hier.”
considérer takes avoir in the compound tenses, not être: ai considéré, never the être form.
6. Using the indicative after a subjunctive trigger
✗ Wrong: “Il est important que nous considérons le projet.”
✓ Right: “Il est important que nous considérions le projet.”
After il est important que French needs the subjunctive, so use considérions here, not the indicative considérons.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on considérer. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
What is the je form of considérer in the Present indicative?
- A) considérez
- B) considèrent
- C) considérai
- D) considère
What is the il/elle form of considérer in the Passé simple?
- A) considérât
- B) considérâmes
- C) considéra
- D) considérai
What is the nous form of considérer in the Imperfect?
- A) considérerions
- B) considérais
- C) aurons considéré
- D) considérions
What is the tu form of considérer in the Future?
- A) considères
- B) considéreras
- C) considérerai
- D) considérasses
What is the je form of considérer in the Conditional?
- A) considéreriez
- B) considère
- C) aurais considéré
- D) considérerais
What is the il/elle form of considérer in the Present subjunctive?
- A) considérions
- B) considère
- C) considéra
- D) considérerait
What is the nous form of considérer in the Present perfect (passé composé)?
- A) considérâmes
- B) considérons
- C) considérassions
- D) avons considéré
What is the gerund of considérer?
- A) chargeant
- B) assistant
- C) acceptant
- D) en considérant
What is the past participle of considérer?
- A) comparé
- B) considéré
- C) bougé
- D) lavé
What does considérer mean in English?
- A) analyse
- B) comment
- C) draw
- D) consider
Answer key
- D) considère — the je form of considérer in the present indicative is considère. The other options are forms of the same verb for different persons or tenses.
- C) considéra — the il/elle form of considérer in the passé simple is considéra. The other options are forms of the same verb for different persons or tenses.
- D) considérions — the nous form of considérer in the imperfect is considérions. The other options are forms of the same verb for different persons or tenses.
- B) considéreras — the tu form of considérer in the future is considéreras. The other options are forms of the same verb for different persons or tenses.
- D) considérerais — the je form of considérer in the conditional is considérerais. The other options are forms of the same verb for different persons or tenses.
- B) considère — the il/elle form of considérer in the present subjunctive is considère. The other options are forms of the same verb for different persons or tenses.
- D) avons considéré — the nous form of considérer in the present perfect (passé composé) is avons considéré. The other options are forms of the same verb for different persons or tenses.
- D) en considérant — the gerund of considérer is en considérant; 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) considéré — the past participle of considérer is considéré; perfect tenses use avoir + considéré. The other options are the participles of neighbouring verbs.
- D) consider — considérer means “to consider” in English. The other options are the meanings of neighbouring verbs.
How to learn this verb
Learn considérer in three passes. First, say the present tense aloud in order — je considère, tu considères, il considère, nous considérons, vous considérez, ils considèrent — three times, then write three sentences with the verb. Second, learn the passé composé with its auxiliary: ai considéré shows the pattern, and the participle considéré 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 considérer with the other verbs in this batch on the French verbs hub.
Frequently asked questions
What does considérer mean in English?
considérer means “to consider”. It is a non-reflexive, irregular, grave-accent (é → è) spelling change verb, so its present-tense forms are worth learning first.
Is considérer regular or irregular?
considérer is irregular, and it is irregular in these tenses: present, present-subjunctive, imperative-affirmative, imperative-negative. considérer is a grave-accent verb: the stem vowel é becomes è in the stressed forms of the present, the present subjunctive and the imperative — je considère against nous considérons. The rest of the verb follows the regular -er pattern.
What are the gerund and past participle of considérer?
The gerund is en considérant — use it after en for an action happening at the same time as the main verb. The past participle is considéré — use it with avoir for the perfect tenses, as in j'ai considéré.
How do I say “I consider” in French?
Say “Je considère le projet tous les jours.” — “I consider the project every day.” The je form of the present is considère, and it is the form you will use most often.
How do you pronounce considérer?
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for considérer, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one.
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