Aimer Conjugation – Complete French Verb Tables with Examples

Lesson written by French teacher David Issokson for students who want to learn French online.

Conjugate aimer in the key French tenses with this clear, simple chart and examples.

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PRESENT
j’aime
tu aimes
il/elle aime
nous aimons
vous aimez
ils/elles aiment

PASSÉ COMPOSÉ
j’ai aimé
tu as aimé
il/elle a aimé
nous avons aimé
vous avez aimé
ils/elles ont aimé

IMPERFECT
j’aimais
tu aimais
il/elle aimait
nous aimions
vous aimiez
ils/elles aimaient

FUTURE
j’aimerai
tu aimeras
il/elle aimera
nous aimerons
vous aimerez
ils/elles aimeront

Aimer conjugation charts

J'aime	I like, love	J'aime la pizza.	I like pizza.
Tu aimes	You like, love (familiar, singular)	Tu aimes la glace.	You like ice cream.
Il/elle aime	He/she likes, loves	Il aime faire du ski.	He likes skiing.
Nous aimons	We like, love	Elle aime habiter en France.	She likes living in France.
Vous aimez	You like (formal, plural)	Vous aimez cette chanson.	You like this song.
Ils/elles aiment	They like	Ils aime leur maison.	They like their house.

J'aimai	I liked	J'aimai le film.	I liked the movie.
Tu aimas	You liked (informal, singular)	Tu aimas le roman.	You liked the novel.
Il/elle aima	He/she liked	Elle aima le repas.	She liked the meal.
nous aimâmes	We liked	Nous aimâmes le poème.	We liked the poem.
Vous aimâtes	You liked (formal, plural)	Vous aimâtes le petit-déjeuner.	You liked the breakfast.
Ils/elles aimèrent	They liked	Ils aimèrent le voyage en Espagne.	They liked the trip to Spain.

J'aimais	I used to like	Avant, j'aimais manger la viande.	Before, I used to like eating meat.
Tu aimais	You used to like (familiar, singular)	Quand j'étais un enfant, j'aimais faire du ski.	When I was a child, I used to like skiing.
Il/elle aimait	He/she used to like	Dans le passé, elle aimait faire du surf.	In the past, she used to like surfing.
Nous aimions	We used to like	Avant, nous aimions regarder la télé tous les soir.	Before, we used to like watching TV every night.
Vous aimiez	You used to like (formal, plural)	Vous aimiez faire du ski quand vous aviez quinze ans.	You used to like skiing when you were 15 years-old.
Ils/elles aimaient	They used to like	Ils aimaient faire de la randonée quand ils habitaient dans les montagnes.	They used to like hiking when they lived in the mountains.

Je vais aimer	I'm going to like	Je vais aimer ce roman.	I'm going to like this novel.
Tu vas aimer	You're going to like (familiar, singular)	Tu vas aimer la soupe.	You're going to like the soup.
Il/elle va aimer	He's/she's going to like	Elle va aimer la nouvelle voiture.	She's going to like the new car.
Nous allons aimer	We're going to like	Nous allons aimer cette belle région.	We're going to like this beautiful region.
Vous allez aimer	You're going to like (formal, plural)	Vous allez aimer cette chanson.	You're going to like this song.
Ils/elles vont aimer	They're going to like	Ils vont aimer leur voyage en Espagne.	They're going to like their trip to Spain.

J'aimerai	I will like	Il pense que j'aimerai la chanson.	He thinks I'll like the song.
Tu aimeras	You will like (familiar, singular)	J'espère que tu aimeras le repas.	I hope you'll like the meal.
Il/elle aimera	He/she will like	Je ne sais pas s'il aimera la soupe.	I don't know if he'll like the soup.
Nous aimerons	We will like	Il dit que nous aimerons le voyage.	He's saying we'll like the trip.
Vous aimerez	You will like (formal, plural)	Je suis sûr que vous aimerez le film.	I'm sure you'll like the movie.
Ils/elles aimeront	They will like	J'espère qu'ils aimeront la voiture.	I hope they'll like the car.

J'aimerais	I would like	J'aimerais partir demain.	I would like to leave tomorrow.
Tu aimerais	You would like (familiar, singular)	Tu aimerais le chocolat.	You would like the chocolate.
Il/elle aimerait	He/she would like	Il aimerait acheter la voiture.	He would like to buy the car.
Nous aimerions	We would like	Nous aimerions vendre la maison.	We'd like to sell the house.
Vous aimeriez	You would like (formal, plural)	Vous aimeriez ces billets.	You would like these tickets.
Ils/elles aimeraient	They would like	Ils aimeraient danser ensemble.	They would like to dance together.

J'aurais aimé	I would have liked	J'aurais aimé partir un peu plus tôt.	I would have liked to leave a bit earlier.
Tu aurais aimé	You would have liked (informal, singular)	Qu'est-ce que tu aurais aimé faire?	What would you have liked to do?
Il/elle aurait aimé	He/she would have liked	Il aurait aimé la pizza.	He would have liked the pizza.
Nous aurions aimé	We would have liked	Nous aurions aimé ce restaurant.	We would have liked this restaurant.
Vous auriez aimé	You would have liked (formal, plural	Vous auriez aimé visiter l'Italie.	You would have liked visiting Italy.
Ils auraient aimé	They would have liked	Ils auraient aimé connaître cette région.	They would have liked getting to know this region.

que j'aime	that I like	Il doute que j'aime la soupe.	He doubts I like the soup.
que tu aimes	that you like (singular, informal)	Il est heureux que tu aimes la pizza.	He's happy you like the pizza.
qu'il/elle aime	that he/she likes	Je suis content qu'elle aime les skis.	I'm happy she likes the skis.
que nous aimions	that we like	Il est content que nous aimions le repas.	He's happy we like the meal.
que vous aimiez	that you like (plural, formal)	Je suis ravi que vous aimiez le restaurant.	I'm delighted you like the restaurant.
qu'ils/elles aiment	that they like	Il faut qu'ils aiment la chambre.	They need to like the room.