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FRENCH VERB

regretter

to regret

  • #204 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: regretté
  • Present participle: regrettant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use regretter

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

  1. Present

    Je regrette, il n'y a plus de place.

    I'm sorry, there's no room left.

  2. Past

    Il a regretté ses mots tout de suite.

    He regretted his words right away.

  3. Imperfect

    Elle regrettait déjà d'avoir quitté Paris.

    She already regretted having left Paris.

  4. Future

    Tu ne regretteras pas ce voyage, crois-moi.

    You won't regret this trip, believe me.

  5. Conditional

    Je regretterais de ne pas avoir essayé.

    I'd regret not having tried.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Je ne veux pas que tu regrettes ta décision.

    I don't want you to regret your decision.

  7. Imperative

    Ne regrettez rien, vous avez fait de votre mieux.

    Don't regret anything, you did your best.

Good to know

  • Je regrette is also sorry : je regrette, c'est complet.

Where you hear regretter

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

French · Beginner Level 3

  • Je ne regrette rien. I don't regret anything.
  • Tu ne l'as pas regretté ! You didn't regret it!
  • Tu ne le regretteras pas ! You won't regret it!
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At the Creperie

Beginner Level 3 · Tu ne le regretteras pas ! · je ne regrette rien · tu ne l'as pas regretté

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