Manger Conjugation: How To Conjugate "To Eat" In French

The conjugation of manger (meaning: to eat; pronunciation mɑ̃ʒe) is je mange (I eat), tu manges (you eat), il/elle mange (he/she eats), nous mangeons (we eat), vous mangez (you eat), ils/elles mangent (they eat). In this post we’ll provide conjugation charts for manger in six major verb tenses.

Manger is a regular -er verb. The means that its endings in the present tense are the same as all other regular verbs which have infinitives ending in -er. The endings are: -e, -es, -e, -ons, -ez, and -ent.

The past participle of manger is mangé, meaning “ate”.

There is a slight irregularity in the first-person plural (nous) form where an extra -e is added. We’ll explain more below.

The verb tenses covered on this page include:

Present (le présent)
Le passé composé
Imperfect (l’imparfait)
Simple future (le futur simple)
Conditional (le conditionnel)
Subjunctive (le subjonctif)

Manger conjugation verb table

The following is a verb conjugation table of manger in six tenses. Further down the page we’ve provided complete conjugation chart including example sentences.

Manger (to eat) conjugation table in six tenses.

Manger conjugation charts

The following section provides full conjugation charts for manger with example sentences. These charts make use of French food vocabulary.

Present tense

In the present tense (le présent), je mange translates to both “I eat” and “I am eating”.

Note a particularity about manger when conjugated in the present tense. An extra -e is inserted in the first-person plural (nous) form after the -g (mangeons) to make a soft -g sound.

This pronunciation rule is covered on our French reading rules page.

Je mange	I eat	Je mange la pizza.	I'm eating the pizza.
Tu manges	You eat (familiar, singular)	Tu manges le fromage.	You eat the pizza.
Il/elle mange	He/she eats	Il mange le poisson.	He's eating the fish.
Nous mangeons	We eat	Nous mangeons le filet mignon.	We're eating the filet mignon.
Vous mangez	You eat (formal, plural)	Vous mangez le poulet et le riz.	You are eating the chicken and the rice.
Ils/elles mangent	They eat	Ils mangent la glace au chocolat.	They're eating the chocolate ice cream.

Passé composé

The passé composé is commonly used French past tense used to express completed events. In the first-person singular (je) form, j’ai mangé means “I ate”. The past participle of manger is mangé.

J'ai mangé	I ate	J'ai mangé toute la pizza.	I ate the entire pizza.
Tu as mangé	You ate (familiar, singular)	Tu as mangé une salade verte.	You ate a green salad.
Il/elle a mangé	He/she ate	Elle a mangé tous les biscuits.	She ate all the cookies.
Nous avons mangé	We ate	Nous avons mangé un gâteau au chocolat.	We ate a chocolate cake.
Vous avez mangé	You ate (formal, plural)	Vous avez mangé les saucisson.	You ate the dried saussage.
Ils/elles ont mangé	They ate	Ils ont mangé le le bifsteck d’alouyau.	They ate the sirloin steak.

Imperfect

The French use the imperfect tense (l’imparfait) to express actions which occurred at unspecified times. Je mangeais translates to “I used to eat” and “I was eating”.

Je mangeais	I used to eat, was eating	Avant, je mangeais trop de sucre.	Before, I used to each too much sugar.
Tu mangeais	You used to eat, were eating (familiar, singular)	Qu'est-ce que tu mangeais quand tu étais un enfant?	What did you used to eat when you were a child?
Il/elle mangeait	He used to eat, was eating	Il mangeait quand quelqu'un a frappé à la porte.	He was eating when somebody knocked on the door.
Nous mangions	We used to eat, were eating	Nous mangions beaucoup de pizza à l'université.	We used to eat a lot of pizza in college.
Vous mangiez	You used to eat, were eating (formal, plural)	Vous mangiez à la cantine au collège.	You used to eat at the cafeteria in middle school.
Ils/elles mangeaient	They were eating, used to eat	Avant, ils mangeaient trop de glucide.	Before, they used to eat too many carbohydrates.

Future tense

In the future tense (le futur simple), je mangerai translates to “I will eat”.

Je mangerai	I will eat	Je mangerai beaucoup de fromage en France.	I will eat a lot of cheese in France.
Tu mangeras	You will eat (familiar, singular)	Tu mangeras beaucoup de pizza en Italie.	You will eat a lot of pizza in Italy.
Il/elle mangera	He/she will eat	Est-ce qu'elle mangera avec nous?	Will she eat with us?
Nous mangerons	We will eat	Nous ne mangerons pas avant midi.	We will not eat before noon.
Vous mangerez	You will eat (formal, plural)	Vous mangerez chez vos amis ce soir.	You will eat at your friends' house tonight.
Ils/elles mangeront	They will eat	Ils mangeront bien en Europe.	They will eat well in Europe.

Conditional tense

The French use the conditional tense (le conditionnel) to express hypothetical events which “would” occur. Je mangerais translates to “I would eat”.

Je mangerais	I would eat	Je mangerais mais je n'ai pas faim.	I would eat but I'm not hungry.
Tu mangerais	You would eat (informal, singular)	Tu mangerais si tu avais faim.	You would it if you were hungry.
Il/elle mangerait	He/she would eat	Elle mangerait si elle se sentait mieux.	She would eat if she felt better.
Nous mangerions	We would eat	Nous mangerions si nous avions assez de temps.	We would eat if we had enough time.
Vous mangeriez	You would eat (formal, plural)	Vous mangeriez si vous aviez faim.	You would eat if you were hungry.
Ils/elles mangeraient	They would eat	Ils mangeraient si ils avaient une reservation.	They would eat if they had a reservation.

Subjunctive

The French use the subjunctive mood (le subjonctif) to express wishes, emotions and doubts. Que je mange translates to “that I eat”.

que je mange	that I eat	Il faut que mange avant de partir.	I need to eat before leaving.
que tu manges	that you eat (familiar, singular)	Je veux que tu manges quelque chose.	I want you to eat something.
qu'il/elle mange	that he/she eats	Je doute qu'elle mange les légumes.	I doubt she's eating the vegetables.
que nous mangions	that we eat	Elle est heureuse que nous mangions le poisson.	She's happy we're eating the fish.
que vous mangiez	that you eat (formal, plural)	Ils faut que vous mangiez le fromage.	You need to eat the cheese.
qu'ils/elles mangent	that they eat	Je ne sais pas s'ils mangent avec nous.	I don't know if they're eating with us.

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