Envoyer — to send | French Verb Chart

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Envoyer›to send

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Présent (Indicatif)

j’envoieI send
tu envoiesyou send
il / elle envoiehe / she sends
nous envoyonswe send
vous envoyezyou send
ils / elles envoientthey send

Passé composé (Indicatif)

j’ai envoyéI sent
tu as envoyéyou sent
il / elle a envoyéhe / she sent
nous avons envoyéwe sent
vous avez envoyéyou sent
ils / elles ont envoyéthey sent

Imparfait (Indicatif)

j’envoyaisI was sending
tu envoyaisyou were
il envoyaithe was
nous envoyionswe were
vous envoyiezyou were
ils envoyaientthey were

Futur simple (Indicatif)

j’enverraiI will send
tu enverrasyou will
il enverrahe will
nous enverronswe will
vous enverrezyou will
ils enverrontthey will

Conditionnel présent

j’enverraisI would send
tu enverraisyou would
il enverraithe would
nous enverrionswe would
vous enverriezyou would
ils enverraientthey would

Subjonctif présent

que j’envoiethat I send
que tu envoiesthat you
qu’il envoiethat he
que nous envoyionsthat we
que vous envoyiezthat you
qu’ils envoientthat they

Impératif, Participe & Infinitif

envoyerinfinitive
envoyantpresent participle
en envoyantgerund (gérondif)
envoyépast participle
envoie · envoyons · envoyezimperative
avoirauxiliary in compound tenses

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📘 How to use Envoyer

y→i change: envoie in the singular & ils, but envoyons in nous/vous (like payer, essayer).
The irregular future: j’enverrai (NOT « envoyerai ») — a rare exception. Renvoyer follows it too.
Envoyer = to send: envoyer un message, un mail, un colis, une invitation.

🔑 Key forms

Participe passéenvoyé (avoir)

Gérondifen envoyant

Impératifenvoie ! · envoyons ! · envoyez !

Good to knowy→i family (payer, essayer) BUT the future is irregular: j’enverrai. « Envoyer promener quelqu’un » = to tell someone to get lost.

🔊 Common expressions

Je t’envoie un message.I’m sending you a message.

Tu m’as envoyé la photo ?Did you send me the photo?

Je t’enverrai les détails demain.I’ll send you the details tomorrow.

Envoie-moi ton adresse.Send me your address.

🔊 Example sentences

Elle envoie une carte à ses parents.She’s sending a card to her parents.

Nous vous enverrons la facture.We’ll send you the invoice.

Ils ont envoyé le colis hier.They sent the parcel yesterday.

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present, je : j’___ (y→i) (envoi+e)

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envoie

future (irregular!): j’___ (not envoyerai)

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enverrai

nous form (keeps y): nous ___ (envoy-)

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envoyons

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tu ___ (Envoyer — passé composé)

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as envoyé

il ___ (Envoyer — imperfect)

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envoyait

nous ___ (Envoyer — future)

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enverrons

vous ___ (Envoyer — conditional)

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enverriez

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Envoyer conjugation FAQ

What is the present tense of envoyer?

j’envoie, tu envoies, il / elle envoie, nous envoyons, vous envoyez, ils / elles envoient. Full charts for every tense are above, each form with audio.

What is the past participle of envoyer?

envoyé — the passé composé is « j’ai envoyé ». Envoyer uses avoir as its auxiliary verb.

How do you say envoyer in the future tense?

« j’enverrai » — the future stem never changes across persons, only the endings do.

What does envoyer mean in English?

to send. It is one of the essential French verbs — drill the present first, then the passé composé; those two tenses carry most conversations.

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