Key facts

Douter

To doubt · to suspect

B2Regular
Stem
dout
Past participle
douté

Examples

Je doute de lui.

I doubt him.

Il ne doute pas de moi.

He doesn't doubt me.

Nous doutions du prix.

We were doubting the price.

Nous avons douté de Paul.

We doubted Paul.

Présent

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

Group 1
Jedoute
Idoubt
Tudoutes
Youdoubt
Ildoute
Hedoubts
Nousdoutons
Wedoubt
Vousdoutez
Youdoubt
Ilsdoutent
Theydoubt

Futur proche

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

Jevais douter
Iam going to doubt
Tuvas douter
Youare going to doubt
Ilva douter
Heis going to doubt
Nousallons douter
Weare going to doubt
Vousallez douter
Youare going to doubt
Ilsvont douter
Theyare going to doubt

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de douter
Ihave just doubted
Tuviens de douter
Youhave just doubted
Ilvient de douter
Hehas just doubted
Nousvenons de douter
Wehave just doubted
Vousvenez de douter
Youhave just doubted
Ilsviennent de douter
Theyhave just doubted

Passé composé

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

J'ai douté
Ihave doubted
Tuas douté
Youhave doubted
Ila douté
Hehas doubted
Nousavons douté
Wehave doubted
Vousavez douté
Youhave doubted
Ilsont douté
Theyhave doubted

Conditionnel présent

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

Jedouterais
Iwould doubt
Tudouterais
Youwould doubt
Ildouterait
Hewould doubt
Nousdouterions
Wewould doubt
Vousdouteriez
Youwould doubt
Ilsdouteraient
Theywould doubt

Futur simple

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

Jedouterai
Iwill doubt
Tudouteras
Youwill doubt
Ildoutera
Hewill doubt
Nousdouterons
Wewill doubt
Vousdouterez
Youwill doubt
Ilsdouteront
Theywill doubt

Imparfait

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

Jedoutais
Iwas doubting
Tudoutais
Youwere doubting
Ildoutait
Hewas doubting
Nousdoutions
Were doubting
Vousdoutiez
Youwere doubting
Ilsdoutaient
Theywere doubting

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)doute
Youdoubt
(Nous)doutons
Wedoubt
(Vous)doutez
Youdoubt

Participe présent

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

doutant
doubting

Gérondif présent

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

en doutant
doubting

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