The French verb regarder means "to watch, look at". 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 regarder is je regarde, tu regardes, il/elle regarde, nous regardons, vous regardez, ils/elles regardent. 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 regardant and its past participle is regardé.
| je | regarde | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | regardes | |
| il/ | regarde | |
| nous | regardons | |
| vous | regardez | |
| ils/ | regardent |
| j' | ai regardé |
|---|---|
| tu | as regardé |
| il/ | a regardé |
| nous | avons regardé |
| vous | avez regardé |
| ils/ | ont regardé |
| je | regardais |
|---|---|
| tu | regardais |
| il/ | regardait |
| nous | regardions |
| vous | regardiez |
| ils/ | regardaient |
| je | regarderai |
|---|---|
| tu | regarderas |
| il/ | regardera |
| nous | regarderons |
| vous | regarderez |
| ils/ | regarderont |
| je | regarderais |
|---|---|
| tu | regarderais |
| il/ | regarderait |
| nous | regarderions |
| vous | regarderiez |
| ils/ | regarderaient |
| que je | regarde |
|---|---|
| que tu | regardes |
| qu'il/ | regarde |
| que nous | regardions |
| que vous | regardiez |
| qu'ils/ | regardent |
| tu | regarde |
|---|---|
| nous | regardons |
| vous | regardez |
Regarder is regular. It follows the regular -er model: present forms include regarde, regardons, and regardent, and the past participle is regardé.
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Yes, regarder is regular. Its forms follow the regular -er model.
The forms are regarde, regardes, regarde, regardons, regardez, and regardent.
The past participle is regardé, and the auxiliary is avoir. The compound past uses forms such as ai regardé and ont regardé.