The French verb rencontrer means "to meet". 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 rencontrer is je rencontre, tu rencontres, il/elle rencontre, nous rencontrons, vous rencontrez, ils/elles rencontrent. 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 rencontrant and its past participle is rencontré.
| je | rencontre | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | rencontres | |
| il/ | rencontre | |
| nous | rencontrons | |
| vous | rencontrez | |
| ils/ | rencontrent |
| j' | ai rencontré |
|---|---|
| tu | as rencontré |
| il/ | a rencontré |
| nous | avons rencontré |
| vous | avez rencontré |
| ils/ | ont rencontré |
| je | rencontrais |
|---|---|
| tu | rencontrais |
| il/ | rencontrait |
| nous | rencontrions |
| vous | rencontriez |
| ils/ | rencontraient |
| je | rencontrerai |
|---|---|
| tu | rencontreras |
| il/ | rencontrera |
| nous | rencontrerons |
| vous | rencontrerez |
| ils/ | rencontreront |
| je | rencontrerais |
|---|---|
| tu | rencontrerais |
| il/ | rencontrerait |
| nous | rencontrerions |
| vous | rencontreriez |
| ils/ | rencontreraient |
| que je | rencontre |
|---|---|
| que tu | rencontres |
| qu'il/ | rencontre |
| que nous | rencontrions |
| que vous | rencontriez |
| qu'ils/ | rencontrent |
| tu | rencontre |
|---|---|
| nous | rencontrons |
| vous | rencontrez |
Rencontrer is regular. Its forms follow the regular -er pattern, with forms such as rencontre, rencontrons, and rencontrerai.
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Yes, rencontrer is regular. Its forms follow the regular -er pattern.
It uses avoir plus rencontré: ai rencontré, as rencontré, a rencontré, avons rencontré, avez rencontré, ont rencontré.
The present participle is rencontrant. The masculine singular past participle is rencontré.