Key facts

Hâter

To hasten · to hasten/to hurry/to speed up

C1Regular
Stem
hât
Past participle
hâté

Examples

Je hâte le départ.

I hasten the departure.

Il ne hâte pas sa venue.

He doesn't hasten his coming.

Nous hâtions le rdv.

We were hastening the meeting.

Nous avons hâté la fin.

We hastened the end.

Présent

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

Group 1
J'hâte
Ihasten
Tuhâtes
Youhasten
Ilhâte
Hehastens
Noushâtons
Wehasten
Voushâtez
Youhasten
Ilshâtent
Theyhasten

Futur proche

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

Jevais hâter
Iam going to hasten
Tuvas hâter
Youare going to hasten
Ilva hâter
Heis going to hasten
Nousallons hâter
Weare going to hasten
Vousallez hâter
Youare going to hasten
Ilsvont hâter
Theyare going to hasten

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de hâter
Ihave just hastened
Tuviens de hâter
Youhave just hastened
Ilvient de hâter
Hehas just hastened
Nousvenons de hâter
Wehave just hastened
Vousvenez de hâter
Youhave just hastened
Ilsviennent de hâter
Theyhave just hastened

Passé composé

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

J'ai hâté
Ihave hastened
Tuas hâté
Youhave hastened
Ila hâté
Hehas hastened
Nousavons hâté
Wehave hastened
Vousavez hâté
Youhave hastened
Ilsont hâté
Theyhave hastened

Conditionnel présent

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

J'hâterais
Iwould hasten
Tuhâterais
Youwould hasten
Ilhâterait
Hewould hasten
Noushâterions
Wewould hasten
Voushâteriez
Youwould hasten
Ilshâteraient
Theywould hasten

Futur simple

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

J'hâterai
Iwill hasten
Tuhâteras
Youwill hasten
Ilhâtera
Hewill hasten
Noushâterons
Wewill hasten
Voushâterez
Youwill hasten
Ilshâteront
Theywill hasten

Imparfait

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

J'hâtais
Iwas hastening
Tuhâtais
Youwere hastening
Ilhâtait
Hewas hastening
Noushâtions
Were hastening
Voushâtiez
Youwere hastening
Ilshâtaient
Theywere hastening

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)hâte
Youhasten
(Nous)hâtons
Wehasten
(Vous)hâtez
Youhasten

Participe présent

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

hâtant
hastening

Gérondif présent

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

en hâtant
hastening

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