Key facts

Exaspérer

To exasperate · to exasperate/to infuriate

C1Irregular
Stem
exaspér
Past participle
exaspéré

Examples

J'exaspère Paul.

I exasperate Paul.

Il n'exaspère pas maman.

He doesn't exasperate mom.

Nous exaspérions Marc.

We were exasperating Marc.

Nous avons exaspéré Paul.

We exasperated Paul.

This verb is highly irregular. Prioritize repetition and active recall.

Présent

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

Group 1
J'exaspère
Iexasperate
Tuexaspères
Youexasperate
Ilexaspère
Heexasperates
Nousexaspérons
Weexasperate
Vousexaspérez
Youexasperate
Ilsexaspèrent
Theyexasperate

Futur proche

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

Jevais exaspérer
Iam going to exasperate
Tuvas exaspérer
Youare going to exasperate
Ilva exaspérer
Heis going to exasperate
Nousallons exaspérer
Weare going to exasperate
Vousallez exaspérer
Youare going to exasperate
Ilsvont exaspérer
Theyare going to exasperate

Passé récent

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

Jeviens d'exaspérer
Ihave just exasperated
Tuviens d'exaspérer
Youhave just exasperated
Ilvient d'exaspérer
Hehas just exasperated
Nousvenons d'exaspérer
Wehave just exasperated
Vousvenez d'exaspérer
Youhave just exasperated
Ilsviennent d'exaspérer
Theyhave just exasperated

Passé composé

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

J'ai exaspéré
Ihave exasperated
Tuas exaspéré
Youhave exasperated
Ila exaspéré
Hehas exasperated
Nousavons exaspéré
Wehave exasperated
Vousavez exaspéré
Youhave exasperated
Ilsont exaspéré
Theyhave exasperated

Conditionnel présent

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

J'exaspérerais
Iwould exasperate
Tuexaspérerais
Youwould exasperate
Ilexaspérerait
Hewould exasperate
Nousexaspérerions
Wewould exasperate
Vousexaspéreriez
Youwould exasperate
Ilsexaspéreraient
Theywould exasperate

Futur simple

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

J'exaspérerai
Iwill exasperate
Tuexaspéreras
Youwill exasperate
Ilexaspérera
Hewill exasperate
Nousexaspérerons
Wewill exasperate
Vousexaspérerez
Youwill exasperate
Ilsexaspéreront
Theywill exasperate

Imparfait

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

J'exaspérais
Iwas exasperating
Tuexaspérais
Youwere exasperating
Ilexaspérait
Hewas exasperating
Nousexaspérions
Were exasperating
Vousexaspériez
Youwere exasperating
Ilsexaspéraient
Theywere exasperating

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)exaspère
Youexasperate
(Nous)exaspérons
Weexasperate
(Vous)exaspérez
Youexasperate

Participe présent

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

exaspérant
exasperating

Gérondif présent

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

en exaspérant
exasperating

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