Key facts

Prévaloir

To prevail · to prevail/to predominate

C1Irregular
Model
vouloir
Stem
préval
Past participle
prévalu

Examples

Je prévaux sur Paul.

I prevail over Paul.

Il ne prévaut pas sur Lucie.

He doesn't prevail over Lucie.

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We were prevailing there.

Nous avons prévalu hier.

We prevailed yesterday.

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 3
Jeprévaux
Iprevail
Tuprévaux
Youprevail
Ilprévaut
Heprevails
Nousprévalons
Weprevail
Vousprévalez
Youprevail
Ilsprévalent
Theyprevail

Futur proche

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

Jevais prévaloir
Iam going to prevail
Tuvas prévaloir
Youare going to prevail
Ilva prévaloir
Heis going to prevail
Nousallons prévaloir
Weare going to prevail
Vousallez prévaloir
Youare going to prevail
Ilsvont prévaloir
Theyare going to prevail

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de prévaloir
Ihave just prevailed
Tuviens de prévaloir
Youhave just prevailed
Ilvient de prévaloir
Hehas just prevailed
Nousvenons de prévaloir
Wehave just prevailed
Vousvenez de prévaloir
Youhave just prevailed
Ilsviennent de prévaloir
Theyhave just prevailed

Passé composé

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

J'ai prévalu
Ihave prevailed
Tuas prévalu
Youhave prevailed
Ila prévalu
Hehas prevailed
Nousavons prévalu
Wehave prevailed
Vousavez prévalu
Youhave prevailed
Ilsont prévalu
Theyhave prevailed

Conditionnel présent

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

Jeprévaudrais
Iwould prevail
Tuprévaudrais
Youwould prevail
Ilprévaudrait
Hewould prevail
Nousprévaudrions
Wewould prevail
Vousprévaudriez
Youwould prevail
Ilsprévaudraient
Theywould prevail

Futur simple

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

Jeprévaudrai
Iwill prevail
Tuprévaudras
Youwill prevail
Ilprévaudra
Hewill prevail
Nousprévaudrons
Wewill prevail
Vousprévaudrez
Youwill prevail
Ilsprévaudront
Theywill prevail

Imparfait

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

Jeprévalais
Iwas prevailing
Tuprévalais
Youwere prevailing
Ilprévalait
Hewas prevailing
Nousprévalions
Were prevailing
Vousprévaliez
Youwere prevailing
Ilsprévalaient
Theywere prevailing

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)prévaux
Youprevail
(Nous)prévalons
Weprevail
(Vous)prévalez
Youprevail

Participe présent

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

prévalant
prevailing

Gérondif présent

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

en prévalant
prevailing

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