Key facts

Inclure

To include

B1Irregular
Stem
inclu
Past participle
inclus

Examples

J'inclus le dessert.

I include the dessert.

Il n'inclut pas le service.

It doesn't include service.

Nous incluions la taxe.

We were including the tax.

Nous avons inclus le café.

We included the coffee.

This verb is highly irregular. Prioritize repetition and active recall.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 3
J'inclus
Include
Tuinclus
Youinclude
Ilinclut
Heincludes
Nousincluons
Weinclude
Vousincluez
Youinclude
Ilsincluent
Theyinclude

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais inclure
Iam going to include
Tuvas inclure
Youare going to include
Ilva inclure
Heis going to include
Nousallons inclure
Weare going to include
Vousallez inclure
Youare going to include
Ilsvont inclure
Theyare going to include

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens d'inclure
Ihave just included
Tuviens d'inclure
Youhave just included
Ilvient d'inclure
Hehas just included
Nousvenons d'inclure
Wehave just included
Vousvenez d'inclure
Youhave just included
Ilsviennent d'inclure
Theyhave just included

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai inclus
Ihave included
Tuas inclus
Youhave included
Ila inclus
Hehas included
Nousavons inclus
Wehave included
Vousavez inclus
Youhave included
Ilsont inclus
Theyhave included

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

J'inclurais
Iwould include
Tuinclurais
Youwould include
Ilinclurait
Hewould include
Nousinclurions
Wewould include
Vousincluriez
Youwould include
Ilsincluraient
Theywould include

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

J'inclurai
Iwill include
Tuincluras
Youwill include
Ilinclura
Hewill include
Nousinclurons
Wewill include
Vousinclurez
Youwill include
Ilsincluront
Theywill include

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

J'incluais
Iwas including
Tuincluais
Youwere including
Ilincluait
Hewas including
Nousincluions
Were including
Vousincluiez
Youwere including
Ilsincluaient
Theywere including

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)inclus
Youinclude
(Nous)incluons
Weinclude
(Vous)incluez
Youinclude

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

incluant
including

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en incluant
including

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