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Respecter

To respect · to respect/to follow (rules)

A2Regular
Stem
respect
Past participle
respecté

Examples

Je respecte la loi.

I respect the law.

Il ne respecte pas l'heure.

He doesn't respect the time.

Nous respections tout.

We respected everything.

Nous avons respecté ça.

We respected that.

Présent

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

Group 1
Jerespecte
Irespect
Turespectes
Yourespect
Ilrespecte
Herespects
Nousrespectons
Werespect
Vousrespectez
Yourespect
Ilsrespectent
Theyrespect

Futur proche

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

Jevais respecter
Iam going to respect
Tuvas respecter
Youare going to respect
Ilva respecter
Heis going to respect
Nousallons respecter
Weare going to respect
Vousallez respecter
Youare going to respect
Ilsvont respecter
Theyare going to respect

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de respecter
Ihave just respected
Tuviens de respecter
Youhave just respected
Ilvient de respecter
Hehas just respected
Nousvenons de respecter
Wehave just respected
Vousvenez de respecter
Youhave just respected
Ilsviennent de respecter
Theyhave just respected

Passé composé

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

J'ai respecté
Ihave respected
Tuas respecté
Youhave respected
Ila respecté
Hehas respected
Nousavons respecté
Wehave respected
Vousavez respecté
Youhave respected
Ilsont respecté
Theyhave respected

Conditionnel présent

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

Jerespecterais
Iwould respect
Turespecterais
Youwould respect
Ilrespecterait
Hewould respect
Nousrespecterions
Wewould respect
Vousrespecteriez
Youwould respect
Ilsrespecteraient
Theywould respect

Futur simple

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

Jerespecterai
Iwill respect
Turespecteras
Youwill respect
Ilrespectera
Hewill respect
Nousrespecterons
Wewill respect
Vousrespecterez
Youwill respect
Ilsrespecteront
Theywill respect

Imparfait

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

Jerespectais
Iwas respecting
Turespectais
Youwere respecting
Ilrespectait
Hewas respecting
Nousrespections
Were respecting
Vousrespectiez
Youwere respecting
Ilsrespectaient
Theywere respecting

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)respecte
Yourespect
(Nous)respectons
Werespect
(Vous)respectez
Yourespect

Participe présent

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

respectant
respecting

Gérondif présent

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

en respectant
respecting

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