Key facts

Rejeter

To reject

B1Irregular
Stem
rejet
Past participle
rejeté

Examples

Je rejette l'offre.

I reject the offer.

Il ne rejette pas l'appel.

He doesn't reject the call.

Nous rejetions le plan.

We were rejecting the plan.

Nous avons rejeté l'idée.

We rejected the idea.

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
Jerejette
Ireject
Turejettes
Youreject
Ilrejette
Herejects
Nousrejetons
Wereject
Vousrejetez
Youreject
Ilsrejettent
Theyreject

Futur proche

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

Jevais rejeter
Iam going to reject
Tuvas rejeter
Youare going to reject
Ilva rejeter
Heis going to reject
Nousallons rejeter
Weare going to reject
Vousallez rejeter
Youare going to reject
Ilsvont rejeter
Theyare going to reject

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de rejeter
Ihave just rejected
Tuviens de rejeter
Youhave just rejected
Ilvient de rejeter
Hehas just rejected
Nousvenons de rejeter
Wehave just rejected
Vousvenez de rejeter
Youhave just rejected
Ilsviennent de rejeter
Theyhave just rejected

Passé composé

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

J'ai rejeté
Ihave rejected
Tuas rejeté
Youhave rejected
Ila rejeté
Hehas rejected
Nousavons rejeté
Wehave rejected
Vousavez rejeté
Youhave rejected
Ilsont rejeté
Theyhave rejected

Conditionnel présent

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

Jerejetterais
Iwould reject
Turejetterais
Youwould reject
Ilrejetterait
Hewould reject
Nousrejetterions
Wewould reject
Vousrejetteriez
Youwould reject
Ilsrejetteraient
Theywould reject

Futur simple

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

Jerejetterai
Iwill reject
Turejetteras
Youwill reject
Ilrejettera
Hewill reject
Nousrejetterons
Wewill reject
Vousrejetterez
Youwill reject
Ilsrejetteront
Theywill reject

Imparfait

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

Jerejetais
Iwas rejecting
Turejetais
Youwere rejecting
Ilrejetait
Hewas rejecting
Nousrejetions
Were rejecting
Vousrejetiez
Youwere rejecting
Ilsrejetaient
Theywere rejecting

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)rejette
Youreject
(Nous)rejetons
Wereject
(Vous)rejetez
Youreject

Participe présent

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

rejetant
rejecting

Gérondif présent

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

en rejetant
rejecting

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