⏱️ 2 min practice • 🔥 CEFR A1
vouloir
Irregular Level A1 ⭐ #6 Most CommonEnglish translation: to want
Stem Pattern: veux / veux / veut / voulons / voulez / veulent
💡 Key Usage Note: To be polite at restaurants, use conditional 'Je voudrais' instead of 'Je veux'.
📘 Linguistic Rule: Follows same stem pattern as pouvoir (veu- in singular, voul- / veul- in plural).
🔊 Speed:
Present (Présent)
Expressing desire or intention.
| Subject Pronoun | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| je | veux | |
| tu | veux | |
| il / elle / on | veut | |
| nous | voulons | |
| vous | voulez | |
| ils / elles | veulent |
Example Sentences in Context
- Que voulez-vous ? — What do you want?
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Present
je
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Answer
veux
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Quick Practice: Fill in the Blanks
Test your understanding of 'vouloir' across tenses
Question 1 (Present)
Qu'est-ce que vous ___ ?