The French verb agir means "to act". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of agir is j'agis, tu agis, il/elle agit, nous agissons, vous agissez, ils/elles agissent. It is a regular -ir verb, so every tense takes the standard -ir endings. Its present participle is agissant and its past participle is agi. Its compound tenses are formed with avoir. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
| j' | agis | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | agis | |
| il/ | agit | |
| nous | agissons | |
| vous | agissez | |
| ils/ | agissent |
| j' | ai agi |
|---|---|
| tu | as agi |
| il/ | a agi |
| nous | avons agi |
| vous | avez agi |
| ils/ | ont agi |
| j' | agissais |
|---|---|
| tu | agissais |
| il/ | agissait |
| nous | agissions |
| vous | agissiez |
| ils/ | agissaient |
| j' | agirai |
|---|---|
| tu | agiras |
| il/ | agira |
| nous | agirons |
| vous | agirez |
| ils/ | agiront |
| j' | agirais |
|---|---|
| tu | agirais |
| il/ | agirait |
| nous | agirions |
| vous | agiriez |
| ils/ | agiraient |
| que j' | agisse |
|---|---|
| que tu | agisses |
| qu'il/ | agisse |
| que nous | agissions |
| que vous | agissiez |
| qu'ils/ | agissent |
| tu | agis |
|---|---|
| nous | agissons |
| vous | agissez |
Agir is regular. It follows the regular -ir pattern, with agissons, agissez, and agissent in the plural present forms.
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Yes, agir is regular. Its forms follow the regular -ir model shown in the table.
The forms are agis, agis, agit, agissons, agissez, and agissent.
The present participle is agissant and the past participle is agi. The auxiliary is avoir.