Learn How to Conjugate Valoir (to Value) in French

Valoir  means to be worth in French. This verb is easier to remember if you associate it with the English word value, which is how we often refer to how much something is worth.   When you want to use  valoir  in the past tense was worth or the future tense will be worth, youll need to know its conjugations. A quick lesson will help you learn the simplest and most useful forms of  valoir  that you will need for conversations. The Basic Conjugations of  Valoir French verb conjugations are required for correct grammar. They allow us to transform the verb into various tenses to indicate when the act took place. The trick with French, though, is that you have to learn a new form for each subject pronoun within each tense. This does give you more words to memorize, but it does get easier with time and with each new verb you add to your vocabulary. Valoir  is an  irregular verb, so you cannot rely on any common conjugation patterns that you may already know. Instead, you will need to commit each of these to memory. Well begin with the indicative verb mood, which includes the most basic ways to say  valoir  in the present, future, and imperfect past tenses. Notice how the verb stem changes dramatically, sometimes including the  val-  stem and sometimes changing it to  vau-. This is why  valoir  is one of the more challenging verbs to study. Using the chart, pair the subject pronoun with the proper tense for your subject. For instance, I am worth is  je vaux  and we were worth is  nous valions. Present Future Imperfect je vaux vaudrai valais tu vaux vaudras valais il vaut vaudra valait nous valons vaudrons valions vous valez vaudrez valiez ils valent vaudront valaient The Present Participle of  Valoir Possibly the easiest conjugation for  valoir  is the  present participle. This one does follow a common rule, adding -ant  to the verb stem to create  valant. Valoir  in the Compound Past Tense The compound past tense is known in French as the  passà © composà ©Ã‚  and it is common as well. To form it, you will need to conjugate the  auxiliary verb avoir  to the subject in the present tense, then add the  past participle  valu. For example, I was worth is  jai valu  and we were worth is  nous avons valu. More Simple Conjugations of  Valoir Its a good idea to finish your study of  valoir  with a few more simple conjugations. They each have their use in special circumstances and as you become more fluent, they may become useful.   The subjunctive, for instance, calls the act into question in some way. The conditional, on the other hand, says its dependent on something else. In formal writing, you may encounter the literary tenses of the  the passà © simple  or  the imperfect subjunctive. Subjunctive Conditional Pass Simple Imperfect Subjunctive je vaille vaudrais valus valusse tu vailles vaudrais valus valusses il vaille vaudrait valut valt nous valions vaudrions valmes valussions vous valiez vaudriez valtes valussiez ils vaillent vaudraient valurent valussent You may not need to use  valoir  in  the imperative form  because its typically used for exclamations and it doesnt make much sense to say Worth! Yet, if you ever do find yourself in need of it, know that you can skip the subject pronoun. Imperative (tu) vaux (nous) valons (vous) valez