Key facts

Vexer

To offend · to offend/to upset/to annoy

B2Regular
Stem
vex
Past participle
vexé

Examples

Je vexe Paul.

I offend Paul.

Il ne vexe pas son ami.

He doesn't offend his friend.

Nous vexions maman.

We were upsetting mom.

Nous avons vexé Marc.

We offended Marc.

Présent

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

Group 1
Jevexe
Ioffend
Tuvexes
Youoffend
Ilvexe
Heoffends
Nousvexons
Weoffend
Vousvexez
Youoffend
Ilsvexent
Theyoffend

Futur proche

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

Jevais vexer
Iam going to offend
Tuvas vexer
Youare going to offend
Ilva vexer
Heis going to offend
Nousallons vexer
Weare going to offend
Vousallez vexer
Youare going to offend
Ilsvont vexer
Theyare going to offend

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de vexer
Ihave just offended
Tuviens de vexer
Youhave just offended
Ilvient de vexer
Hehas just offended
Nousvenons de vexer
Wehave just offended
Vousvenez de vexer
Youhave just offended
Ilsviennent de vexer
Theyhave just offended

Passé composé

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

J'ai vexé
Ihave offended
Tuas vexé
Youhave offended
Ila vexé
Hehas offended
Nousavons vexé
Wehave offended
Vousavez vexé
Youhave offended
Ilsont vexé
Theyhave offended

Conditionnel présent

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

Jevexerais
Iwould offend
Tuvexerais
Youwould offend
Ilvexerait
Hewould offend
Nousvexerions
Wewould offend
Vousvexeriez
Youwould offend
Ilsvexeraient
Theywould offend

Futur simple

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

Jevexerai
Iwill offend
Tuvexeras
Youwill offend
Ilvexera
Hewill offend
Nousvexerons
Wewill offend
Vousvexerez
Youwill offend
Ilsvexeront
Theywill offend

Imparfait

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

Jevexais
Iwas offending
Tuvexais
Youwere offending
Ilvexait
Hewas offending
Nousvexions
Were offending
Vousvexiez
Youwere offending
Ilsvexaient
Theywere offending

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)vexe
Youoffend
(Nous)vexons
Weoffend
(Vous)vexez
Youoffend

Participe présent

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

vexant
offending

Gérondif présent

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

en vexant
offending

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