Key facts

Vénérer

To venerate · to venerate/to revere

C1Irregular
Stem
vénér
Past participle
vénéré

Examples

Je vénère Paul.

I venerate Paul.

Il ne vénère pas son chef.

He doesn't venerate his boss.

Nous vénérions Lucie.

We were venerating Lucie.

Nous avons vénéré Marc.

We venerated Marc.

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
Jevénère
Ivenerate
Tuvénères
Youvenerate
Ilvénère
Hevenerates
Nousvénérons
Wevenerate
Vousvénérez
Youvenerate
Ilsvénèrent
Theyvenerate

Futur proche

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

Jevais vénérer
Iam going to venerate
Tuvas vénérer
Youare going to venerate
Ilva vénérer
Heis going to venerate
Nousallons vénérer
Weare going to venerate
Vousallez vénérer
Youare going to venerate
Ilsvont vénérer
Theyare going to venerate

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de vénérer
Ihave just venerated
Tuviens de vénérer
Youhave just venerated
Ilvient de vénérer
Hehas just venerated
Nousvenons de vénérer
Wehave just venerated
Vousvenez de vénérer
Youhave just venerated
Ilsviennent de vénérer
Theyhave just venerated

Passé composé

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

J'ai vénéré
Ihave venerated
Tuas vénéré
Youhave venerated
Ila vénéré
Hehas venerated
Nousavons vénéré
Wehave venerated
Vousavez vénéré
Youhave venerated
Ilsont vénéré
Theyhave venerated

Conditionnel présent

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

Jevénérerais
Iwould venerate
Tuvénérerais
Youwould venerate
Ilvénérerait
Hewould venerate
Nousvénérerions
Wewould venerate
Vousvénéreriez
Youwould venerate
Ilsvénéreraient
Theywould venerate

Futur simple

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

Jevénérerai
Iwill venerate
Tuvénéreras
Youwill venerate
Ilvénérera
Hewill venerate
Nousvénérerons
Wewill venerate
Vousvénérerez
Youwill venerate
Ilsvénéreront
Theywill venerate

Imparfait

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

Jevénérais
Iwas venerating
Tuvénérais
Youwere venerating
Ilvénérait
Hewas venerating
Nousvénérions
Were venerating
Vousvénériez
Youwere venerating
Ilsvénéraient
Theywere venerating

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)vénère
Youvenerate
(Nous)vénérons
Wevenerate
(Vous)vénérez
Youvenerate

Participe présent

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

vénérant
venerating

Gérondif présent

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

en vénérant
venerating

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