Key facts

Risquer

To risk

A2Regular
Stem
risqu
Past participle
risqué

Examples

Je risque de tomber.

I risk falling.

Il ne risque pas grand-chose.

He doesn't risk much.

Nous risquions de rater.

We were risking missing (it).

Nous avons risqué de perdre.

We risked losing.

Présent

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

Group 1
Jerisque
Irisk
Turisques
Yourisk
Ilrisque
Herisks
Nousrisquons
Werisk
Vousrisquez
Yourisk
Ilsrisquent
Theyrisk

Futur proche

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

Jevais risquer
Iam going to risk
Tuvas risquer
Youare going to risk
Ilva risquer
Heis going to risk
Nousallons risquer
Weare going to risk
Vousallez risquer
Youare going to risk
Ilsvont risquer
Theyare going to risk

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de risquer
Ihave just risked
Tuviens de risquer
Youhave just risked
Ilvient de risquer
Hehas just risked
Nousvenons de risquer
Wehave just risked
Vousvenez de risquer
Youhave just risked
Ilsviennent de risquer
Theyhave just risked

Passé composé

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

J'ai risqué
Ihave risked
Tuas risqué
Youhave risked
Ila risqué
Hehas risked
Nousavons risqué
Wehave risked
Vousavez risqué
Youhave risked
Ilsont risqué
Theyhave risked

Conditionnel présent

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

Jerisquerais
Iwould risk
Turisquerais
Youwould risk
Ilrisquerait
Hewould risk
Nousrisquerions
Wewould risk
Vousrisqueriez
Youwould risk
Ilsrisqueraient
Theywould risk

Futur simple

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

Jerisquerai
Iwill risk
Turisqueras
Youwill risk
Ilrisquera
Hewill risk
Nousrisquerons
Wewill risk
Vousrisquerez
Youwill risk
Ilsrisqueront
Theywill risk

Imparfait

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

Jerisquais
Iwas risking
Turisquais
Youwere risking
Ilrisquait
Hewas risking
Nousrisquions
Were risking
Vousrisquiez
Youwere risking
Ilsrisquaient
Theywere risking

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)risque
Yourisk
(Nous)risquons
Werisk
(Vous)risquez
Yourisk

Participe présent

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

risquant
risking

Gérondif présent

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

en risquant
risking

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