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utiliser to use, to utilize

utiliser is the #183 most common word in French, a verb. It means “to use, to utilize” and is pronounced /y.ti.li.ze/.

#183frequency rank
0.04%of everyday French text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of utiliser

FormWhat it isMeaning
utiliserinfinitiveto use
utilisant-ing formuseing
utilisépast participleused
utiliseI · presentI use
utilisesyou · presentyou use
utilisehe/she · presenthe/she uses
utilisonswe · presentwe use
utilisezyou (pl.) · presentyou (pl.) use
utilisentthey · presentthey use
utilisaisI · imperfectI used to use
utilisaisyou · imperfectyou used to use
utilisaithe/she · imperfecthe/she used to use
utilisionswe · imperfectwe used to use
utilisiezyou (pl.) · imperfectyou (pl.) used to use
utilisaientthey · imperfectthey used to use
utilisaiI · pastI used
utilisasyou · pastyou used
utilisahe/she · pasthe/she used
utilisâmeswe · pastwe used
utilisâtesyou (pl.) · pastyou (pl.) used
utilisèrentthey · pastthey used
utiliseraiI · futureI will use
utiliserasyou · futureyou will use
utiliserahe/she · futurehe/she will use
utiliseronswe · futurewe will use
utiliserezyou (pl.) · futureyou (pl.) will use
utiliserontthey · futurethey will use
utiliseraisI · conditionalI would use
utiliseraisyou · conditionalyou would use
utiliseraithe/she · conditionalhe/she would use
utiliserionswe · conditionalwe would use
utiliseriezyou (pl.) · conditionalyou (pl.) would use
utiliseraientthey · conditionalthey would use
utiliseI · subjunctive present(that) I use
utilisesyou · subjunctive present(that) you use
utilisehe/she · subjunctive present(that) he/she use
utilisionswe · subjunctive present(that) we use
utilisiezyou (pl.) · subjunctive present(that) you (pl.) use
utilisentthey · subjunctive present(that) they use
utilisasseI · subjunctive imperfect(if) I used
utilisassesyou · subjunctive imperfect(if) you used
utilisâthe/she · subjunctive imperfect(if) he/she used
utilisassionswe · subjunctive imperfect(if) we used
utilisassiezyou (pl.) · subjunctive imperfect(if) you (pl.) used
utilisassentthey · subjunctive imperfect(if) they used
utiliseyou · commanduse!
utilisonswe · commanduse! (to several)
utilisezyou (pl.) · commanduse! (to several)

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