Vouloir – Essential French Verb

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French Verb VOULOIR

The verb VOULOIR means TO WANT.  Using this verb in the conditional tense is a way to speak politely in French. Like many verbs, VOULOIR can be followed directly by an infinitive.

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Vouloir:  Present tense conjugation

Je veux I want	Nous voulons We want
Tu veux You want	Vous voulez You want
Il veut He wants Elle veut She wants On veut One wants *ON VEUT also means WE WANT	Ils veulent They want Elles veulent They want

Vouloir:  Conditional tense conjugation

Je voudrais I would like	Nous voudrions We would like
Tu voudrais You would like	Vous voudriez You would like
Il voudrait He would like Elle voudrait She would like On voudrait One would like *ON VOUDRAIT also means WE WOULD LIKE	Ils voudraient They would like Elles voudraient They would like

Examples

Je

Je veux manger.	I want to eat.
Je ne veux pas manger.	I don’t want to eat.
Je voudrais manger.	I would like to eat.
Je ne voudrais pas manger.	I would not like to eat.

Tu

Tu veux voyager.	You want to travel.
Tu ne veux pas voyager.	You don’t want to travel.
Tu voudrais voyager.	You would like to travel.
Tu ne voudrais pas voyager.	You would not like to travel.

Il / Elle / On

Il veut travailler.	He wants to work.
Il ne veut pas travailler.	He doesn’t want to work.
Il voudrait travailler.	He would like to work.
Il ne voudrait pas travailler.	He would not like to work.

Nous

Nous voulons dormir.	We want to sleep.
Nous ne voulons pas dormir.	We don’t want to sleep.
Nous voudrions dormir.	We would like to sleep.
Nous ne voudrions pas dormir.	We would not like to sleep.

Vous

Vous voulez choisir.	You want to choose.
Vous ne voulez pas choisir.	You don’t want to choose.
Vous voudriez choisir.	You would like to choose.
Vous ne voudriez pas choisir.	You would not like to choose.

Ils / Elles

Ils veulent gagner.	They want to win.
Ils ne veulent pas gagner.	They don’t want to win.
Ils voudraient gagner.	They would like to win.
Ils ne voudraient pas gagner.	They would not like to win.

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