French verb conjugation

occuper conjugation

to occupy, to take care of (reflexive)

Group
1st group (-er, regular)
Auxiliary
avoir
Past participle
occupé
Gerund
occupant

occuper means "to occupy, to take care of (reflexive)" in English. It's a regular -er verb that takes the auxiliary avoir in compound tenses. Below are the full conjugation tables for every tense you'll need from CEFR A1 to C1.

Conjugate occuper in French

Indicatif

Présent (indicative)

je occupe
tu occupes
il occupe
nous occupons
vous occupez
ils occupent

Examples in use

  • Je m'occupe des enfants ce soir.

    I'm taking care of the children tonight.

  • Tu occupes trop de place sur le canapé.

    You're taking up too much room on the sofa.

  • Il s'occupe du jardin pendant les vacances.

    He takes care of the garden during the holidays.

  • Nous occupons une petite maison près du lac.

    We occupy a small house near the lake.

  • Ils s'occupent de tout, ne t'inquiète pas.

    They're taking care of everything, don't worry.

Passé composé

je ai occupé
tu as occupé
il a occupé
nous avons occupé
vous avez occupé
ils ont occupé

Examples in use

  • Hier, j'ai occupé une place près de la fenêtre.

    Yesterday, I took a seat near the window.

  • Tu as occupé trop d'espace dans la chambre.

    You took up too much space in the room.

  • Il a occupé ce poste pendant cinq ans.

    He held this position for five years.

  • Nous avons occupé la chambre d'hôtel deux semaines.

    We occupied the hotel room for two weeks.

  • Ils ont occupé la maison pendant l'été.

    They occupied the house during the summer.

Imparfait

je occupais
tu occupais
il occupait
nous occupions
vous occupiez
ils occupaient

Examples in use

  • Je m'occupais des enfants pendant ses voyages.

    I used to take care of the children during his trips.

  • Tu occupais trop de place dans la chambre.

    You used to take up too much space in the room.

  • Il s'occupait du jardin pendant nos absences.

    He used to take care of the garden during our absences.

  • Nous occupions une petite maison au bord de la mer.

    We used to occupy a small house by the sea.

  • Ils s'occupaient de tout sans jamais se plaindre.

    They used to take care of everything without complaining.

Plus-que-parfait

je avais occupé
tu avais occupé
il avait occupé
nous avions occupé
vous aviez occupé
ils avaient occupé

Examples in use

  • J'avais occupé ce poste pendant cinq ans.

    I had held this position for five years.

  • Tu avais occupé ma place pendant mon absence.

    You had taken my place during my absence.

  • Il avait occupé tout son temps libre à lire.

    He had spent all his free time reading.

  • Nous avions occupé cette maison vingt ans.

    We had occupied this house for twenty years.

  • Ils avaient occupé le terrain illégalement.

    They had occupied the land illegally.

Futur simple

je occuperai
tu occuperas
il occupera
nous occuperons
vous occuperez
ils occuperont

Examples in use

  • Je m'occuperai des enfants ce soir.

    I will take care of the children tonight.

  • Tu occuperas ce poste à partir de lundi.

    You will hold this position starting Monday.

  • Il s'occupera du jardin pendant l'été.

    He will take care of the garden during summer.

  • Nous occuperons cette chambre pendant le séjour.

    We will occupy this room during the stay.

  • Ils s'occuperont de tout, ne t'inquiète pas.

    They will take care of everything, don't worry.

Futur antérieur

je aurai occupé
tu auras occupé
il aura occupé
nous aurons occupé
vous aurez occupé
ils auront occupé

Examples in use

  • J'aurai occupé ce poste cinq ans en juin.

    I will have held this position five years in June.

  • Tu auras occupé ma place pendant mon absence.

    You will have taken my place during my absence.

  • Il aura occupé tout son temps libre à lire.

    He will have spent all his free time reading.

  • Nous aurons occupé cette maison dix ans.

    We will have occupied this house for ten years.

  • Ils auront occupé le terrain trop longtemps.

    They will have occupied the land too long.

Conditionnel

Conditionnel présent

je occuperais
tu occuperais
il occuperait
nous occuperions
vous occuperiez
ils occuperaient

Examples in use

  • Je m'occuperais des enfants volontiers.

    I would gladly take care of the children.

  • Tu occuperais ce poste avec compétence.

    You would hold this position competently.

  • Il s'occuperait du jardin pendant nos vacances.

    He would take care of the garden during our vacation.

  • Nous occuperions cette chambre pendant deux nuits.

    We would occupy this room for two nights.

  • Ils s'occuperaient de tout, ne t'inquiète pas.

    They would take care of everything, don't worry.

Conditionnel passé

je aurais occupé
tu aurais occupé
il aurait occupé
nous aurions occupé
vous auriez occupé
ils auraient occupé

Examples in use

  • J'aurais occupé ce poste avec plaisir.

    I would have held this position with pleasure.

  • Tu aurais occupé ma place avec brio.

    You would have filled my place brilliantly.

  • Il aurait occupé tout son temps libre.

    He would have spent all his free time.

  • Nous aurions occupé cette maison plus longtemps.

    We would have occupied this house longer.

  • Ils auraient occupé le terrain illégalement.

    They would have occupied the land illegally.

Subjonctif

Subjonctif présent

je occupe
tu occupes
il occupe
nous occupions
vous occupiez
ils occupent

Examples in use

  • Il faut que je m'occupe des enfants.

    I need to take care of the children.

  • Je veux que tu t'occupes de ton frère.

    I want you to take care of your brother.

  • Il faut qu'il s'occupe du jardin.

    He needs to take care of the garden.

  • Il faut que nous occupions cette chambre.

    We need to occupy this room.

  • J'aimerais qu'ils s'occupent de tout.

    I'd like them to take care of everything.

Subjonctif passé

je aie occupé
tu aies occupé
il ait occupé
nous ayons occupé
vous ayez occupé
ils aient occupé

Examples in use

  • Je suis content que j'aie occupé ce poste.

    I'm glad I have held this position.

  • Je doute que tu aies occupé ma place.

    I doubt you have taken my place.

  • Bien qu'il ait occupé son temps, il s'ennuie.

    Although he has occupied his time, he's bored.

  • Je suis content que nous ayons occupé cette maison.

    I'm glad we have occupied this house.

  • Je doute qu'ils aient occupé le terrain.

    I doubt they have occupied the land.

Impératif

Impératif

tu occupe
nous occupons
vous occupez

Examples in use

  • occupe-toi de tes affaires !

    Mind your own business!

  • occupons-nous des invités en priorité.

    Let's take care of the guests first.

  • occupez-vous des enfants pendant ce temps.

    Take care of the children meanwhile.

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