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FRENCH VERB

regarder

to look, to watch

  • #32 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: regardé
  • Present participle: regardant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use regarder

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

  1. Present

    Qu'est-ce que tu regardes à la télé ?

    What are you watching on TV?

  2. Past

    On a regardé un vieux film hier soir.

    We watched an old film last night.

  3. Imperfect

    Elle regardait par la fenêtre sans rien dire.

    She was looking out of the window without a word.

  4. Future

    On regardera le match chez Hugo samedi.

    We'll watch the match at Hugo's on Saturday.

  5. Conditional

    Je regarderais bien une série ce soir, pas toi ?

    I'd happily watch a series tonight, wouldn't you?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Je veux que tu regardes cette photo.

    I want you to look at this photo.

  7. Imperative

    Regardez, il y a de la place là-bas.

    Look, there's room over there.

Good to know

  • Regarder is to look at or to watch, with nothing after it : je regarde la télé.

Where you hear regarder

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

French · Beginner Level 1

  • Je regarde le match avec Léo. I'm watching the match with Leo.
  • Hier, on a regardé un film. Yesterday we watched a film.
  • Ce soir, je vais regarder le foot. Tonight I'm going to watch football.

French · Beginner Level 2

  • Je regarde le match avec Léo. I'm watching the match with Leo.
  • Hier, on a regardé un film. Yesterday we watched a film.
  • Ce soir, je vais regarder le foot. Tonight I'm going to watch football.
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To the Station

Beginner Level 1 · Regarde !

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A Rainy Afternoon

Beginner Level 1 · regarder

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The Housewarming

Beginner Level 2 · on a regardé

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