The French verb raconter means "to tell, recount". 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 raconter is je raconte, tu racontes, il/elle raconte, nous racontons, vous racontez, ils/elles racontent. It is a regular -er verb, so every tense takes the standard -er endings. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is racontant and its past participle is raconté.
| je | raconte | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | racontes | |
| il/ | raconte | |
| nous | racontons | |
| vous | racontez | |
| ils/ | racontent |
| j' | ai raconté |
|---|---|
| tu | as raconté |
| il/ | a raconté |
| nous | avons raconté |
| vous | avez raconté |
| ils/ | ont raconté |
| je | racontais |
|---|---|
| tu | racontais |
| il/ | racontait |
| nous | racontions |
| vous | racontiez |
| ils/ | racontaient |
| je | raconterai |
|---|---|
| tu | raconteras |
| il/ | racontera |
| nous | raconterons |
| vous | raconterez |
| ils/ | raconteront |
| je | raconterais |
|---|---|
| tu | raconterais |
| il/ | raconterait |
| nous | raconterions |
| vous | raconteriez |
| ils/ | raconteraient |
| que je | raconte |
|---|---|
| que tu | racontes |
| qu'il/ | raconte |
| que nous | racontions |
| que vous | racontiez |
| qu'ils/ | racontent |
| tu | raconte |
|---|---|
| nous | racontons |
| vous | racontez |
Raconter is regular. Its forms follow the regular -er pattern, with raconte in the present and raconté as the past participle.
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Yes, raconter is regular. Its forms follow the regular -er model.
The forms are raconte, racontes, raconte, racontons, racontez, and racontent.
The present participle is racontant, the past participle is raconté, and the auxiliary is avoir.