Key facts

Plonger

To dive · to dive/to plunge/to immerse

A2Irregular
Model
ger
Stem
plong
Past participle
plongé

Examples

Je plonge ici.

I dive here.

Il ne plonge pas dans l'eau.

He doesn't dive into the water.

Nous plongions au lac.

We were diving at the lake.

Nous avons plongé hier.

We dived yesterday.

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 1
Jeplonge
Idive
Tuplonges
Youdive
Ilplonge
Hedives
Nousplongeons
Wedive
Vousplongez
Youdive
Ilsplongent
Theydive

Futur proche

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

Jevais plonger
Iam going to dive
Tuvas plonger
Youare going to dive
Ilva plonger
Heis going to dive
Nousallons plonger
Weare going to dive
Vousallez plonger
Youare going to dive
Ilsvont plonger
Theyare going to dive

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de plonger
Ihave just dived
Tuviens de plonger
Youhave just dived
Ilvient de plonger
Hehas just dived
Nousvenons de plonger
Wehave just dived
Vousvenez de plonger
Youhave just dived
Ilsviennent de plonger
Theyhave just dived

Passé composé

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

J'ai plongé
Ihave dived
Tuas plongé
Youhave dived
Ila plongé
Hehas dived
Nousavons plongé
Wehave dived
Vousavez plongé
Youhave dived
Ilsont plongé
Theyhave dived

Conditionnel présent

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

Jeplongerais
Iwould dive
Tuplongerais
Youwould dive
Ilplongerait
Hewould dive
Nousplongerions
Wewould dive
Vousplongeriez
Youwould dive
Ilsplongeraient
Theywould dive

Futur simple

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

Jeplongerai
Iwill dive
Tuplongeras
Youwill dive
Ilplongera
Hewill dive
Nousplongerons
Wewill dive
Vousplongerez
Youwill dive
Ilsplongeront
Theywill dive

Imparfait

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

Jeplongeais
Iwas diving
Tuplongeais
Youwere diving
Ilplongeait
Hewas diving
Nousplongions
Were diving
Vousplongiez
Youwere diving
Ilsplongeaient
Theywere diving

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)plonge
Youdive
(Nous)plongeons
Wedive
(Vous)plongez
Youdive

Participe présent

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

plongeant
diving

Gérondif présent

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

en plongeant
diving

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