Key facts

Profiter

To enjoy · to enjoy/to take advantage

A2Regular
Stem
profit
Past participle
profité

Examples

Je profite du soleil.

I enjoy the sun.

Il ne profite pas du calme.

He doesn't enjoy the calm.

Nous profitions de l'été.

We were enjoying the summer.

Nous avons profité d'hier.

We enjoyed yesterday.

Présent

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

Group 1
Jeprofite
Ienjoy
Tuprofites
Youenjoy
Ilprofite
Heenjoys
Nousprofitons
Weenjoy
Vousprofitez
Youenjoy
Ilsprofitent
Theyenjoy

Futur proche

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

Jevais profiter
Iam going to enjoy
Tuvas profiter
Youare going to enjoy
Ilva profiter
Heis going to enjoy
Nousallons profiter
Weare going to enjoy
Vousallez profiter
Youare going to enjoy
Ilsvont profiter
Theyare going to enjoy

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de profiter
Ihave just enjoyed
Tuviens de profiter
Youhave just enjoyed
Ilvient de profiter
Hehas just enjoyed
Nousvenons de profiter
Wehave just enjoyed
Vousvenez de profiter
Youhave just enjoyed
Ilsviennent de profiter
Theyhave just enjoyed

Passé composé

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

J'ai profité
Ihave enjoyed
Tuas profité
Youhave enjoyed
Ila profité
Hehas enjoyed
Nousavons profité
Wehave enjoyed
Vousavez profité
Youhave enjoyed
Ilsont profité
Theyhave enjoyed

Conditionnel présent

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

Jeprofiterais
Iwould enjoy
Tuprofiterais
Youwould enjoy
Ilprofiterait
Hewould enjoy
Nousprofiterions
Wewould enjoy
Vousprofiteriez
Youwould enjoy
Ilsprofiteraient
Theywould enjoy

Futur simple

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

Jeprofiterai
Iwill enjoy
Tuprofiteras
Youwill enjoy
Ilprofitera
Hewill enjoy
Nousprofiterons
Wewill enjoy
Vousprofiterez
Youwill enjoy
Ilsprofiteront
Theywill enjoy

Imparfait

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

Jeprofitais
Iwas enjoying
Tuprofitais
Youwere enjoying
Ilprofitait
Hewas enjoying
Nousprofitions
Were enjoying
Vousprofitiez
Youwere enjoying
Ilsprofitaient
Theywere enjoying

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)profite
Youenjoy
(Nous)profitons
Weenjoy
(Vous)profitez
Youenjoy

Participe présent

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

profitant
enjoying

Gérondif présent

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

en profitant
enjoying

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