Key facts

Exténuer

To exhaust · to exhaust/to wear out

C1Regular
Stem
exténu
Past participle
exténué

Examples

J'exténue Paul.

I exhaust Paul.

Il n'exténue pas son père.

He doesn't exhaust his father.

Nous exténuions.

We were exhausting.

Nous avons exténué Marc.

We exhausted Marc.

Présent

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

Group 1
J'exténue
Iexhaust
Tuexténues
Youexhaust
Ilexténue
Heexhausts
Nousexténuons
Weexhaust
Vousexténuez
Youexhaust
Ilsexténuent
Theyexhaust

Futur proche

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

Jevais exténuer
Iam going to exhaust
Tuvas exténuer
Youare going to exhaust
Ilva exténuer
Heis going to exhaust
Nousallons exténuer
Weare going to exhaust
Vousallez exténuer
Youare going to exhaust
Ilsvont exténuer
Theyare going to exhaust

Passé récent

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

Jeviens d'exténuer
Ihave just exhausted
Tuviens d'exténuer
Youhave just exhausted
Ilvient d'exténuer
Hehas just exhausted
Nousvenons d'exténuer
Wehave just exhausted
Vousvenez d'exténuer
Youhave just exhausted
Ilsviennent d'exténuer
Theyhave just exhausted

Passé composé

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

J'ai exténué
Ihave exhausted
Tuas exténué
Youhave exhausted
Ila exténué
Hehas exhausted
Nousavons exténué
Wehave exhausted
Vousavez exténué
Youhave exhausted
Ilsont exténué
Theyhave exhausted

Conditionnel présent

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

J'exténuerais
Iwould exhaust
Tuexténuerais
Youwould exhaust
Ilexténuerait
Hewould exhaust
Nousexténuerions
Wewould exhaust
Vousexténueriez
Youwould exhaust
Ilsexténueraient
Theywould exhaust

Futur simple

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

J'exténuerai
Iwill exhaust
Tuexténueras
Youwill exhaust
Ilexténuera
Hewill exhaust
Nousexténuerons
Wewill exhaust
Vousexténuerez
Youwill exhaust
Ilsexténueront
Theywill exhaust

Imparfait

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

J'exténuais
Iwas exhausting
Tuexténuais
Youwere exhausting
Ilexténuait
Hewas exhausting
Nousexténuions
Were exhausting
Vousexténuiez
Youwere exhausting
Ilsexténuaient
Theywere exhausting

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)exténue
Youexhaust
(Nous)exténuons
Weexhaust
(Vous)exténuez
Youexhaust

Participe présent

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

exténuant
exhausting

Gérondif présent

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

en exténuant
exhausting

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