Key facts

Chasser

To hunt · to hunt/to drive away

C1Regular
Stem
chass
Past participle
chassé

Examples

Je chasse les mouches.

I hunt flies.

Il ne chasse pas le loup.

He doesn't hunt wolves.

Nous chassions ici.

We were hunting here.

Nous avons chassé l'oiseau.

We chased the bird away.

Présent

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

Group 1
Jechasse
Ihunt
Tuchasses
Youhunt
Ilchasse
Hehunts
Nouschassons
Wehunt
Vouschassez
Youhunt
Ilschassent
Theyhunt

Futur proche

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

Jevais chasser
Iam going to hunt
Tuvas chasser
Youare going to hunt
Ilva chasser
Heis going to hunt
Nousallons chasser
Weare going to hunt
Vousallez chasser
Youare going to hunt
Ilsvont chasser
Theyare going to hunt

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de chasser
Ihave just hunted
Tuviens de chasser
Youhave just hunted
Ilvient de chasser
Hehas just hunted
Nousvenons de chasser
Wehave just hunted
Vousvenez de chasser
Youhave just hunted
Ilsviennent de chasser
Theyhave just hunted

Passé composé

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

J'ai chassé
Ihave hunted
Tuas chassé
Youhave hunted
Ila chassé
Hehas hunted
Nousavons chassé
Wehave hunted
Vousavez chassé
Youhave hunted
Ilsont chassé
Theyhave hunted

Conditionnel présent

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

Jechasserais
Iwould hunt
Tuchasserais
Youwould hunt
Ilchasserait
Hewould hunt
Nouschasserions
Wewould hunt
Vouschasseriez
Youwould hunt
Ilschasseraient
Theywould hunt

Futur simple

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

Jechasserai
Iwill hunt
Tuchasseras
Youwill hunt
Ilchassera
Hewill hunt
Nouschasserons
Wewill hunt
Vouschasserez
Youwill hunt
Ilschasseront
Theywill hunt

Imparfait

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

Jechassais
Iwas hunting
Tuchassais
Youwere hunting
Ilchassait
Hewas hunting
Nouschassions
Were hunting
Vouschassiez
Youwere hunting
Ilschassaient
Theywere hunting

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)chasse
Youhunt
(Nous)chassons
Wehunt
(Vous)chassez
Youhunt

Participe présent

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

chassant
hunting

Gérondif présent

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

en chassant
hunting

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