Key facts

Exterminer

To exterminate

C1Regular
Stem
extermin
Past participle
exterminé

Examples

J'extermine le mal.

I exterminate evil.

Il n'extermine pas tout.

He doesn't exterminate everything.

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We were exterminating.

Nous avons exterminé ça.

We exterminated that.

Présent

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

Group 1
J'extermine
Iexterminate
Tuextermines
Youexterminate
Ilextermine
Heexterminates
Nousexterminons
Weexterminate
Vousexterminez
Youexterminate
Ilsexterminent
Theyexterminate

Futur proche

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

Jevais exterminer
Iam going to exterminate
Tuvas exterminer
Youare going to exterminate
Ilva exterminer
Heis going to exterminate
Nousallons exterminer
Weare going to exterminate
Vousallez exterminer
Youare going to exterminate
Ilsvont exterminer
Theyare going to exterminate

Passé récent

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

Jeviens d'exterminer
Ihave just exterminated
Tuviens d'exterminer
Youhave just exterminated
Ilvient d'exterminer
Hehas just exterminated
Nousvenons d'exterminer
Wehave just exterminated
Vousvenez d'exterminer
Youhave just exterminated
Ilsviennent d'exterminer
Theyhave just exterminated

Passé composé

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

J'ai exterminé
Ihave exterminated
Tuas exterminé
Youhave exterminated
Ila exterminé
Hehas exterminated
Nousavons exterminé
Wehave exterminated
Vousavez exterminé
Youhave exterminated
Ilsont exterminé
Theyhave exterminated

Conditionnel présent

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

J'exterminerais
Iwould exterminate
Tuexterminerais
Youwould exterminate
Ilexterminerait
Hewould exterminate
Nousexterminerions
Wewould exterminate
Vousextermineriez
Youwould exterminate
Ilsextermineraient
Theywould exterminate

Futur simple

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

J'exterminerai
Iwill exterminate
Tuextermineras
Youwill exterminate
Ilexterminera
Hewill exterminate
Nousexterminerons
Wewill exterminate
Vousexterminerez
Youwill exterminate
Ilsextermineront
Theywill exterminate

Imparfait

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

J'exterminais
Iwas exterminating
Tuexterminais
Youwere exterminating
Ilexterminait
Hewas exterminating
Nousexterminions
Were exterminating
Vousexterminiez
Youwere exterminating
Ilsexterminaient
Theywere exterminating

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)extermine
Youexterminate
(Nous)exterminons
Weexterminate
(Vous)exterminez
Youexterminate

Participe présent

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

exterminant
exterminating

Gérondif présent

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

en exterminant
exterminating

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