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FRENCH VERB

réagir

to react

  • #480 most used
  • Regular -ir verb
  • Past participle: réagi
  • Present participle: réagissant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I react
  2. tu you react
  3. il, elle, on he/she reacts
  4. nous we react
  5. vous you react
  6. ils, elles they react

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I reacted
  2. tu you reacted
  3. il, elle, on he/she reacted
  4. nous we reacted
  5. vous you reacted
  6. ils, elles they reacted

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to react
  2. tu you used to react
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to react
  4. nous we used to react
  5. vous you used to react
  6. ils, elles they used to react

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will react
  2. tu you will react
  3. il, elle, on he/she will react
  4. nous we will react
  5. vous you will react
  6. ils, elles they will react

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would react
  2. tu you would react
  3. il, elle, on he/she would react
  4. nous we would react
  5. vous you would react
  6. ils, elles they would react

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I react
  2. tu (that) you react
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she react
  4. nous (that) we react
  5. vous (that) you react
  6. ils, elles (that) they react

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu react!
  2. nous react! (let’s)
  3. vous react! (plural, or formal)

How to use réagir

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Il réagit mal dès qu'on parle de son frère.

    He reacts badly as soon as his brother comes up.

  2. Past

    Comment ta mère a réagi à la nouvelle ?

    How did your mother react to the news?

  3. Imperfect

    Le public réagissait à chaque blague, c'était génial.

    The audience reacted to every joke, it was brilliant.

  4. Future

    Personne ne sait comment il réagira.

    Nobody knows how he'll react.

  5. Conditional

    Tu réagirais pareil si on te faisait ça.

    You'd react the same way if someone did that to you.

  6. Present subjunctive

    J'attends que la banque réagisse à mon courrier.

    I'm waiting for the bank to respond to my letter.

  7. Imperative

    Réagis, ne reste pas là sans rien dire !

    Do something, don't just stand there saying nothing!

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ir verb.