voyager Present Tense Conjugation in French

The present of voyager — travel — is the form you need for habits, facts and things happening now. voyager is the verb for talking about holidays: it comes up whenever you talk about describing a trip or planning a journey. This page gives you the complete present table for voyager, how it is formed, when to use it, the mistakes learners make with it, and a quiz to check yourself. The first example shows it in action: “Je voyage en France.” — “I travel in France.”

Present conjugation of voyager

Every form in the table below comes from VerbFlow’s verified conjugation tables for voyager. voyager is regular with a spelling change (ger) (irregular in the present), so watch out for the forms that break the pattern — they are the ones learners need to memorise.

Present — voyager

Person Form
je voyage
tu voyages
il/elle voyage
nous voyageons
vous voyagez
ils/elles voyagent

The gerund of voyager is en voyageant and the past participle is voyagé. The participle matters here because the present is often confused with the other past tenses — keep them apart.

How the present of voyager is formed

The present of voyager is formed from its stem with the present endings. The six forms are voyage, voyages, voyage, voyageons, voyagez and voyagent. Watch the spelling change (ger): the stem changes in some persons, exactly as the table shows. Copy them from the table above exactly as written — do not guess a form from the infinitive.

A note on spelling: the forms in the table are the verified forms. If a form carries an accent, the accent is part of the spelling — for example voyage — so always write it exactly as shown.

The present is the tense to learn first for voyager: every other tense in the full table is built from patterns you meet here, and the present is the form you will use most often in conversation.

When to use the present of voyager

Habits and routines

Use the present for something you do regularly. For example: “Je voyage en France.” — “I travel in France.”

Facts and general truths

Use the present for facts that are true in general. For example: “Il voyage souvent.” — “He travels often.”

Things happening now

Use the present for what is happening at this moment. For example: “Nous voyageons en train.” — “We travel by train.”

Near future plans

French often uses the present with a time word for a plan that is already fixed. For example: “Je voyage tous les ans.” — “I travel every year.”

Present vs passé composé: voyager finished, voyager in progress

The present and the passé composé are the two tenses learners confuse most with voyager. The present is for habits, facts and things happening now; the passé composé is for recent past actions and life experience; this is the everyday spoken past tense, the passé composé. Compare the pairs below — the present form comes from this page, the passé composé form from the full conjugation table.

  • Present: “Je voyage en France.” — “I travel in France.”

  • Passé composé: “J'ai voyagé en France cette semaine.” — “I have travelled in France this week.”

  • Present: “Il voyage souvent.” — “He travels often.”

  • Passé composé: “Il a voyagé souvent cette semaine.” — “He has travelled often this week.”

  • Present: “Nous voyageons en train.” — “We travel by train.”

  • Passé composé: “Nous avons voyagé en train cette semaine.” — “We have travelled by train this week.”

Example sentences: voyager in the present

Six sentences using only the present of voyager, with English translations. Read them aloud — saying the forms is the fastest way to fix them in memory.

  • “Je voyage en France.” — “I travel in France.”
  • “Tu voyages souvent.” — “You travel often.”
  • “Il voyage en train.” — “He travels by train.”
  • “Nous voyageons tous les ans.” — “We travel every year.”
  • “Vous voyagez en France.” — “You travel in France.”
  • “Ils voyagent souvent.” — “They travel often.”

Common mistakes in the present of voyager

1. Using the wrong person

✗ Wrong: “Je voyageons en France.”

✓ Right: “Je voyage en France.”

voyageons is the nous form. With je the present form is voyage.

2. Using the infinitive instead of a conjugated form

✗ Wrong: “Je voyager souvent.”

✓ Right: “Je voyage souvent.”

The infinitive voyager never takes a subject. After je you need voyage.

3. Using the passé composé for a habit

✗ Wrong: “Tous les jours, j'ai voyagé en train.”

✓ Right: “Tous les jours, je voyage en train.”

A habit needs the present voyage, not the passé composé.

4. Using the present where the imperfect belongs

✗ Wrong: “Avant, je voyage tous les ans tous les jours.” (said of a repeated habit)

✓ Right: “Avant, je voyageais tous les ans tous les jours.”

For something you did regularly in the past, use the imperfect voyageais.

5. Mixing up tu and je

✗ Wrong: “Tu voyage en France.”

✓ Right: “Tu voyages en France.”

With tu the present form is voyages, not voyage. Copy the form for the right person from the table.

Quiz: test yourself on the present of voyager

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

  1. What is the je form of voyager in the Present indicative?

    • A) voyage
    • B) voyagent
    • C) voyagez
    • D) voyageons

  2. What is the tu form of voyager in the Present indicative?

    • A) voyagez
    • B) voyagent
    • C) voyages
    • D) voyageons

  3. What is the il/elle form of voyager in the Present indicative?

    • A) voyages
    • B) voyagez
    • C) voyage
    • D) voyageons

  4. What is the nous form of voyager in the Present indicative?

    • A) voyagez
    • B) voyages
    • C) voyageons
    • D) voyage

  5. What is the vous form of voyager in the Present indicative?

    • A) voyagez
    • B) voyageons
    • C) voyage
    • D) voyages

  6. What is the ils/elles form of voyager in the Present indicative?

    • A) voyages
    • B) voyageons
    • C) voyagez
    • D) voyagent

  7. What is the je form of voyager in the Present perfect?

    • A) ai voyagé
    • B) avons voyagé
    • C) a voyagé
    • D) as voyagé

  8. What is the gerund of voyager?

    • A) voyageant
    • B) buvant
    • C) dormant

  9. What is the past participle of voyager?

    • A) dormi
    • B) bu
    • C) voyagé

  10. What does voyager mean in English?

  • A) drink
  • B) open
  • C) sleep
  • D) travel

Answer key

  1. A) voyage — The je form of voyager in the present indicative is voyage.
  2. C) voyages — The tu form of voyager in the present indicative is voyages.
  3. C) voyage — The il/elle form of voyager in the present indicative is voyage.
  4. C) voyageons — The nous form of voyager in the present indicative is voyageons.
  5. A) voyagez — The vous form of voyager in the present indicative is voyagez.
  6. D) voyagent — The ils/elles form of voyager in the present indicative is voyagent.
  7. A) ai voyagé — The je form of voyager in the present perfect is ai voyagé.
  8. A) voyageant — The gerund of voyager is en voyageant; it is used after en for actions in progress.
  9. C) voyagé — The past participle of voyager is voyagé; perfect tenses use avoir + voyagé.
  10. D) travel — voyager means “travel” in English.

Frequently asked questions

When do I use the present of voyager?

Use it for habits, facts and things happening now. For voyager that covers talking about holidays, describing a trip and planning a journey.

Is the present of voyager regular?

voyager is regular with a spelling change (ger). In the present it is irregular — copy the forms from the table on this page.

What is the past participle of voyager?

The past participle is voyagé. You need it for the passé composé, which uses avoir + voyagé.

How do I say “I travel” in the present?

Say “Je voyage en France.” — “I travel in France.” The je form is voyage.

Pronunciation

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

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