Occuper conjugation
to fill, keep busy
Past participleoccupé
Auxiliaryavoir
Present participleoccupant
Future stemoccuper-
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Occuper in the main GCSE tenses
Présent present
| j'occupe |
| tu occupes |
| il/elle/on occupe |
| nous occupons |
| vous occupez |
| ils/elles occupent |
Passé composé perfect
| j'ai occupé |
| tu as occupé |
| il/elle/on a occupé |
| nous avons occupé |
| vous avez occupé |
| ils/elles ont occupé |
Imparfait imperfect
| j'occupais |
| tu occupais |
| il/elle/on occupait |
| nous occupions |
| vous occupiez |
| ils/elles occupaient |
Futur proche near future
| je vais occuper |
| tu vas occuper |
| il/elle/on va occuper |
| nous allons occuper |
| vous allez occuper |
| ils/elles vont occuper |
Futur simple simple future
| j'occuperai |
| tu occuperas |
| il/elle/on occupera |
| nous occuperons |
| vous occuperez |
| ils/elles occuperont |
Conditionnel conditional
| j'occuperais |
| tu occuperais |
| il/elle/on occuperait |
| nous occuperions |
| vous occuperiez |
| ils/elles occuperaient |
Impératif imperative (commands)
| (tu) occupe |
| (nous) occupons |
| (vous) occupez |
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Plus-que-parfait pluperfect
| j'avais occupé |
| tu avais occupé |
| il/elle/on avait occupé |
| nous avions occupé |
| vous aviez occupé |
| ils/elles avaient occupé |
Subjonctif présent present subjunctive
| que j'occupe |
| que tu occupes |
| qu'il/elle/on occupe |
| que nous occupions |
| que vous occupiez |
| qu'ils/elles occupent |
Quick questions about occuper
Is occuper regular or irregular?
Occuper is a regular -er verb. It follows the regular pattern in every tense.
Does occuper take avoir or être in the passé composé?
Occuper takes avoir: j'ai occupé.
What is the past participle of occuper?
The past participle of occuper is occupé.
What is the future stem of occuper?
The future and conditional stem of occuper is occuper-: j'occuperai, j'occuperais.
See also: s'occuper (to take care of).
Other regular -er verbs
- donner give
- demander ask for
- trouver find
- passer spend time, pass
- rester stay, remain
- porter wear, carry
- parler speak, talk
- montrer show
- continuer continue, carry on
- penser think
- compter count
- décider decide
- arriver arrive
- sembler seem
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