The French Verb Conjugation of Causer (to Cause)

It seems obvious that the French verb  causer  would mean to cause. Yet, it has a double meaning and can also be used for to chat. This lesson in conjugating  causer  to express caused or causing should be a pretty easy one, especially if youre familiar with similar words. Conjugating  the French Verb  Causer Causer  is a  regular -ER verb  and that means it follows one of the  most common verb conjugation patterns. Once you learn the correct endings for  causer, you can apply those to words like  cacher  (to hide) and  blesser  (to hurt), as well as many others. To learn these simple conjugations, study the chart and pair the subject pronoun with the appropriate tense. For example, I cause in the present tense is je cause and we will cause in the future tense is nous causerons. Its really that easy, but you have to remember the endings. Subject Present Future Imperfect je cause causerai causais tu causes causeras causais il cause causera causait nous causons causerons causions vous causez causerez causiez ils causent causeront causaient Tip:  The  je  present tense is used in the French expression à  Ã‚  cause de. This is a common way to say because of or due to. The Present Participle of  Causer Used as a verb, adjective, gerund, or even a noun, the  present participle  of causer  is causant. Notice how this ending is a simple change from -er  to -ant. This change happens in almost every present participle youll come across. The Passà © Composà © and Past Participle For the past tense, you can also use the common French form known as  passà © composà ©. To do this, conjugate the  auxiliary verb  avoir  to match the subject, then add the  past participle  causà ©. As an example, I caused becomes jai causà © and we caused is  nous avons causà ©. More  Causer  Conjugations to Know As you expand your use of the French language, you may also have a  use for some of these conjugations. Its likely that youll only find the  passà © simple and imperfect subjunctive in formal writing. The other two are a bit more common. For instance, you will use  the  conditional verb mood when the action will only happen if something else happens; when its dependent on conditions. Likewise, the  subjunctive verb mood implies a degree of subjectivity or uncertainty to the action of causing. With  causer, these may be particularly useful because causes are not always accurate or easy to define. Subject Subjunctive Conditional Pass Simple Imperfect Subjunctive je cause causerais causai causasse tu causes causerais causas causasses il cause causerait causa caust nous causions causerions causmes causassions vous causiez causeriez caustes causassiez ils causent causeraient causrent causassent Should you wish to express  causer  as an exclamation, use the imperative verb form. When doing so, skip the subject pronoun and use the verb alone:  causons rather than nous causons. Imperative (tu) cause (nous) causons (vous) causez