Key facts

Récolter

To harvest · to harvest/to gather/to collect

B1Regular
Stem
récolt
Past participle
récolté

Examples

Je récolte le riz.

I harvest the rice.

Il ne récolte pas de fruit.

He doesn't harvest fruit.

Nous récoltions tout.

We were harvesting everything.

Nous avons récolté le gain.

We harvested the profit.

Présent

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

Group 1
Jerécolte
Iharvest
Turécoltes
Youharvest
Ilrécolte
Heharvests
Nousrécoltons
Weharvest
Vousrécoltez
Youharvest
Ilsrécoltent
Theyharvest

Futur proche

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

Jevais récolter
Iam going to harvest
Tuvas récolter
Youare going to harvest
Ilva récolter
Heis going to harvest
Nousallons récolter
Weare going to harvest
Vousallez récolter
Youare going to harvest
Ilsvont récolter
Theyare going to harvest

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de récolter
Ihave just harvested
Tuviens de récolter
Youhave just harvested
Ilvient de récolter
Hehas just harvested
Nousvenons de récolter
Wehave just harvested
Vousvenez de récolter
Youhave just harvested
Ilsviennent de récolter
Theyhave just harvested

Passé composé

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

J'ai récolté
Ihave harvested
Tuas récolté
Youhave harvested
Ila récolté
Hehas harvested
Nousavons récolté
Wehave harvested
Vousavez récolté
Youhave harvested
Ilsont récolté
Theyhave harvested

Conditionnel présent

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

Jerécolterais
Iwould harvest
Turécolterais
Youwould harvest
Ilrécolterait
Hewould harvest
Nousrécolterions
Wewould harvest
Vousrécolteriez
Youwould harvest
Ilsrécolteraient
Theywould harvest

Futur simple

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

Jerécolterai
Iwill harvest
Turécolteras
Youwill harvest
Ilrécoltera
Hewill harvest
Nousrécolterons
Wewill harvest
Vousrécolterez
Youwill harvest
Ilsrécolteront
Theywill harvest

Imparfait

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

Jerécoltais
Iwas harvesting
Turécoltais
Youwere harvesting
Ilrécoltait
Hewas harvesting
Nousrécoltions
Were harvesting
Vousrécoltiez
Youwere harvesting
Ilsrécoltaient
Theywere harvesting

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)récolte
Youharvest
(Nous)récoltons
Weharvest
(Vous)récoltez
Youharvest

Participe présent

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

récoltant
harvesting

Gérondif présent

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

en récoltant
harvesting

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