marcher Examples, Sentences & Quiz in French

marcher — walk — is one of the verbs you will use every day in French. marcher is the verb for describing a walk: it comes up whenever you talk about talking about exercise or giving directions on foot. On this page you will find marcher in real sentences, grouped by meaning and tense, two short texts that show it in context, the mistakes learners actually make with it, and a ten-question quiz with explained answers. Start with the examples, say them aloud, and then test yourself.

Example sentences with marcher

In the present tense

  • “Je marche dans le parc.” — “I walk in the park.”
  • “Tu marches tous les jours.” — “You walk every day.”
  • “Il marche lentement.” — “He walks slowly.”
  • “Nous marchons vers la gare.” — “We walk towards the station.”
  • “Vous marchez dans le parc.” — “You walk in the park.”
  • “Ils marchent tous les jours.” — “They walk every day.”

In the passé composé

  • “J'ai marché dans le parc cette semaine.” — “I have walked in the park this week.”
  • “Tu as marché tous les jours cette semaine.” — “You have walked every day this week.”
  • “Il a marché lentement cette semaine.” — “He has walked slowly this week.”
  • “Nous avons marché vers la gare cette semaine.” — “We have walked towards the station this week.”
  • “Vous avez marché dans le parc cette semaine.” — “You have walked in the park this week.”
  • “Ils ont marché tous les jours cette semaine.” — “They have walked every day this week.”

In other tenses

The same verb in the imperfect, the future, the conditional and the present subjunctive — the four tenses that complete the picture. All forms come from the verified tables.

  • “Je marchais dans le parc avant.” — “I used to walk in the park before.”
  • “Je marcherai tous les jours demain.” — “I will walk every day tomorrow.”
  • “Je marcherais lentement un jour.” — “I would walk slowly one day.”
  • “Bien que il marche vers la gare” — “Although he walks towards the station.”

marcher in context

Je marche dans le parc. Tu marches tous les jours. Il marche lentement. Nous marchons vers la gare.

I walk in the park. You walk every day. He walks slowly. We walk towards the station.

J'ai marché dans le parc. Il a marché tous les jours. Nous avons marché lentement.

I have walked in the park this week. He has walked every day this week. We have walked slowly this week.

Common mistakes with marcher

Mistake 1

Wrong: Je marcher dans le parc.

Right: Je marche dans le parc.

The infinitive never takes a subject: after je you need the conjugated form marche.

Mistake 2

Wrong: Je marchons tous les jours.

Right: Je marche tous les jours.

marchons is the nous form. With je, use marche.

Mistake 3

Wrong: Hier, je marche lentement.

Right: Hier, j'ai marché lentement.

Yesterday needs the passé composé ai marché, not the present.

Mistake 4

Wrong: Bien que je marche vers la gare.

Right: Bien que je marche vers la gare.

After bien que French needs the subjunctive marche.

Mistake 5

Wrong: Je marchais dans le parc hier. (said of one finished moment)

Right: J'ai marché dans le parc hier.

The imperfect describes an ongoing or repeated past. One finished moment yesterday takes the passé composé.

Quiz: test yourself on marcher

Ten questions on marcher. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.

  1. What is the tu form of marcher in the Present indicative?

    • A) marchent
    • B) marches
    • C) marchez
    • D) marchons

  2. What is the nous form of marcher in the Present indicative?

    • A) marchez
    • B) marche
    • C) marchons
    • D) marches

  3. What is the il/elle form of marcher in the Present perfect?

    • A) avons marché
    • B) ont marché
    • C) a marché
    • D) as marché

  4. What is the je form of marcher in the Imperfect?

    • A) marchions
    • B) marchais
    • C) marchait
    • D) marchaient

  5. What is the nous form of marcher in the Future?

    • A) marcherai
    • B) marcheront
    • C) marcherons
    • D) marcheras

  6. What is the tu form of marcher in the Conditional?

    • A) marcherait
    • B) marcherais
    • C) marcherions
    • D) marcheraient

  7. What is the je form of marcher in the Present subjunctive?

    • A) marchent
    • B) marchions
    • C) marchiez
    • D) marche

  8. What is the il/elle form of marcher in the Imperfect subjunctive?

    • A) marchasse
    • B) marchât
    • C) marchasses
    • D) marchassiez

  9. What is the gerund of marcher?

    • A) dormant
    • B) buvant
    • C) marchant

  10. What is the past participle of marcher?

  • A) marché
  • B) dormi
  • C) bu

Answer key

  1. B) marches — The tu form of marcher in the present indicative is marches.
  2. C) marchons — The nous form of marcher in the present indicative is marchons.
  3. C) a marché — The il/elle form of marcher in the present perfect is a marché.
  4. B) marchais — The je form of marcher in the imperfect is marchais.
  5. C) marcherons — The nous form of marcher in the future is marcherons.
  6. B) marcherais — The tu form of marcher in the conditional is marcherais.
  7. D) marche — The je form of marcher in the present subjunctive is marche.
  8. B) marchât — The il/elle form of marcher in the imperfect subjunctive is marchât.
  9. C) marchant — The gerund of marcher is en marchant; it is used after en for actions in progress.
  10. A) marché — The past participle of marcher is marché; perfect tenses use avoir + marché.

Frequently asked questions

What does marcher mean in English?

marcher means “walk”. You use it for describing a walk, for talking about exercise, and for giving directions on foot.

Is marcher regular or irregular?

marcher is regular, and it is irregular in these tenses: none — it is regular in every tense. The gerund is en marchant and the past participle is marché.

How do I say “I walk” in French?

Say “Je marche dans le parc.” — “I walk in the park.” The je form of the present is marche.

Where can I see the full conjugation of marcher?

On the full conjugation page, which has every tense, and on the Marcher Present Tense Conjugation in French page.

How to practise marcher this week

Pick one tense a day and say five sentences with marcher out loud, using the examples on this page as your starting point. On the first day, use only the present tense and the complements from the examples above — dans le parc, tous les jours and lentement — and change only the person, so you hear how marche, marches and marche sound next to each other. On the second day, retell yesterday in the passé composé with ai marché and the other perfect forms from the table. On the third day, write three short plans for tomorrow in the future tense, and on the fourth day, turn them into polite conditional sentences. Keep a small notebook and write each new sentence down: seeing en marchant and marché in your own handwriting fixes them in memory far better than reading them once. Finally, take the quiz above again without looking at the answer key — when you can answer all ten questions from memory, move on to the next verb in the hub.

Pronunciation

Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for marcher, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one.

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