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regretter
to regret; to miss (someone or something lost)
Regular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I regret |
| tu | you regret |
| il/elle/on | he/she regrets |
| nous | we regret |
| vous | you (plural/formal) regret |
| ils/elles | they regret |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I regretted; I have regretted |
| tu | you regretted; you have regretted |
| il/elle/on | he/she regretted; he/she has regretted |
| nous | we regretted; we have regretted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) regretted; you (plural/formal) have regretted |
| ils/elles | they regretted; they have regretted |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to regret |
| tu | you used to regret |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to regret |
| nous | we used to regret |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to regret |
| ils/elles | they used to regret |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had regretted |
| tu | you had regretted |
| il/elle/on | he/she had regretted |
| nous | we had regretted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had regretted |
| ils/elles | they had regretted |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will regret |
| tu | you will regret |
| il/elle/on | he/she will regret |
| nous | we will regret |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will regret |
| ils/elles | they will regret |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have regretted |
| tu | you will have regretted |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have regretted |
| nous | we will have regretted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have regretted |
| ils/elles | they will have regretted |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to regret |
| tu | you are going to regret |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to regret |
| nous | we are going to regret |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to regret |
| ils/elles | they are going to regret |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just regretted |
| tu | you have just regretted |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just regretted |
| nous | we have just regretted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just regretted |
| ils/elles | they have just regretted |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I regretted |
| tu | you regretted |
| il/elle/on | he/she regretted |
| nous | we regretted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) regretted |
| ils/elles | they regretted |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had regretted |
| tu | you had regretted |
| il/elle/on | he/she had regretted |
| nous | we had regretted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had regretted |
| ils/elles | they had regretted |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would regret |
| tu | you would regret |
| il/elle/on | he/she would regret |
| nous | we would regret |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would regret |
| ils/elles | they would regret |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have regretted |
| tu | you would have regretted |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have regretted |
| nous | we would have regretted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have regretted |
| ils/elles | they would have regretted |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have regretted |
| tu | you would have regretted |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have regretted |
| nous | we would have regretted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have regretted |
| ils/elles | they would have regretted |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I regret |
| tu | (that) you regret |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she regrets |
| nous | (that) we regret |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) regret |
| ils/elles | (that) they regret |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have regretted |
| tu | (that) you have regretted |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has regretted |
| nous | (that) we have regretted |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have regretted |
| ils/elles | (that) they have regretted |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I regretted |
| tu | (that) you regretted |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she regretted |
| nous | (that) we regretted |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) regretted |
| ils/elles | (that) they regretted |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had regretted |
| tu | (that) you had regretted |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had regretted |
| nous | (that) we had regretted |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had regretted |
| ils/elles | (that) they had regretted |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | regret! |
| nous | let's regret! |
| vous | regret! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have regretted by then! |
| nous | let's have regretted by then! |
| vous | have regretted by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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