Key facts

Agiter

To shake · to shake/to wave/to agitate/to stir

B1Regular
Stem
agit
Past participle
agité

Examples

J'agite le flacon.

I shake the bottle.

Il n'agite pas le bocal.

He doesn't shake the jar.

Nous agitions tout.

We were shaking everything.

Nous avons agité le sac.

We shook the bag.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 1
J'agite
Isew
Tuagites
Yousew
Ilagite
Hesews
Nousagitons
Wesew
Vousagitez
Yousew
Ilsagitent
Theysew

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais agiter
Iam going to shake
Tuvas agiter
Youare going to shake
Ilva agiter
Heis going to shake
Nousallons agiter
Weare going to shake
Vousallez agiter
Youare going to shake
Ilsvont agiter
Theyare going to shake

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens d'agiter
Ihave just sewn
Tuviens d'agiter
Youhave just sewn
Ilvient d'agiter
Hehas just sewn
Nousvenons d'agiter
Wehave just sewn
Vousvenez d'agiter
Youhave just sewn
Ilsviennent d'agiter
Theyhave just sewn

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai agité
Ihave sewn
Tuas agité
Youhave sewn
Ila agité
Hehas sewn
Nousavons agité
Wehave sewn
Vousavez agité
Youhave sewn
Ilsont agité
Theyhave sewn

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

J'agiterais
Iwould shake
Tuagiterais
Youwould shake
Ilagiterait
Hewould shake
Nousagiterions
Wewould shake
Vousagiteriez
Youwould shake
Ilsagiteraient
Theywould shake

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

J'agiterai
Iwill shake
Tuagiteras
Youwill shake
Ilagitera
Hewill shake
Nousagiterons
Wewill shake
Vousagiterez
Youwill shake
Ilsagiteront
Theywill shake

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

J'agitais
Iwas shaking
Tuagitais
Youwere shaking
Ilagitait
Hewas shaking
Nousagitions
Were shaking
Vousagitiez
Youwere shaking
Ilsagitaient
Theywere shaking

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)agite
Youshake
(Nous)agitons
Weshake
(Vous)agitez
Youshake

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

agitant
shaking

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en agitant
shaking

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