Key facts

Oblitérer

To obliterate · to obliterate/to cancel (stamp)

C1Irregular
Stem
oblitér
Past participle
oblitéré

Examples

J'oblitère le nom.

I obliterate the name.

Il n'oblitère pas le reçu.

He doesn't obliterate the receipt.

Nous oblitérions.

We were obliterating.

Nous avons oblitéré.

We obliterated.

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'oblitère
Iobliterate
Tuoblitères
Youobliterate
Iloblitère
Heobliterates
Nousoblitérons
Weobliterate
Vousoblitérez
Youobliterate
Ilsoblitèrent
Theyobliterate

Futur proche

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

Jevais oblitérer
Iam going to obliterate
Tuvas oblitérer
Youare going to obliterate
Ilva oblitérer
Heis going to obliterate
Nousallons oblitérer
Weare going to obliterate
Vousallez oblitérer
Youare going to obliterate
Ilsvont oblitérer
Theyare going to obliterate

Passé récent

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

Jeviens d'oblitérer
Ihave just obliterated
Tuviens d'oblitérer
Youhave just obliterated
Ilvient d'oblitérer
Hehas just obliterated
Nousvenons d'oblitérer
Wehave just obliterated
Vousvenez d'oblitérer
Youhave just obliterated
Ilsviennent d'oblitérer
Theyhave just obliterated

Passé composé

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

J'ai oblitéré
Ihave obliterated
Tuas oblitéré
Youhave obliterated
Ila oblitéré
Hehas obliterated
Nousavons oblitéré
Wehave obliterated
Vousavez oblitéré
Youhave obliterated
Ilsont oblitéré
Theyhave obliterated

Conditionnel présent

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

J'oblitérerais
Iwould obliterate
Tuoblitérerais
Youwould obliterate
Iloblitérerait
Hewould obliterate
Nousoblitérerions
Wewould obliterate
Vousoblitéreriez
Youwould obliterate
Ilsoblitéreraient
Theywould obliterate

Futur simple

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

J'oblitérerai
Iwill obliterate
Tuoblitéreras
Youwill obliterate
Iloblitérera
Hewill obliterate
Nousoblitérerons
Wewill obliterate
Vousoblitérerez
Youwill obliterate
Ilsoblitéreront
Theywill obliterate

Imparfait

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

J'oblitérais
Iwas obliterating
Tuoblitérais
Youwere obliterating
Iloblitérait
Hewas obliterating
Nousoblitérions
Were obliterating
Vousoblitériez
Youwere obliterating
Ilsoblitéraient
Theywere obliterating

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)oblitère
Youobliterate
(Nous)oblitérons
Weobliterate
(Vous)oblitérez
Youobliterate

Participe présent

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

oblitérant
obliterating

Gérondif présent

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

en oblitérant
obliterating

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