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French · Verb · #469 most common

pressentir

to have a premonition


Irregular3rd ending

In the tables below, the stem is shown in black and the ending in purple.

1.

Présent

Current actions, habits, and general truths.

jepressens
tupressens
il/ellepressent
nouspressentons
vouspressentez
ils/ellespressent
2.

Passé Composé

Completed past actions with present relevance.

jeai pressenti
tuas pressenti
il/ellea pressenti
nousavons pressenti
vousavez pressenti
ils/ellesont pressenti
3.

Imparfait

Ongoing or habitual past actions, descriptions, and background.

jepressentais
tupressentais
il/ellepressentait
nouspressentions
vouspressentiez
ils/ellespressentaient
4.

Futur Simple

Future events, promises, and formal predictions.

jepressentirai
tupressentiras
il/ellepressentira
nouspressentirons
vouspressentirez
ils/ellespressentiront
5.

Conditionnel Présent

Hypothetical outcomes, polite requests, and reported future.

jepressentirais
tupressentirais
il/ellepressentirait
nouspressentirions
vouspressentiriez
ils/ellespressentiraient
6.

Subjonctif Présent

Doubt, desire, necessity, and emotion in subordinate clauses.

jepressente
tupressentes
il/ellepressente
nouspressentions
vouspressentiez
ils/ellespressentent
7.

Plus-que-parfait

Actions completed before another past action.

jeavais pressenti
tuavais pressenti
il/elleavait pressenti
nousavions pressenti
vousaviez pressenti
ils/ellesavaient pressenti

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Common questions
Is "pressentir" regular or irregular in French?
"pressentir" is an irregular French verb. It does not follow the standard 3rd conjugation pattern and must be memorized.
How do you conjugate "pressentir" in the present tense?
In the Présent, "pressentir" conjugates as: pressens, pressens, pressentons, and more. See the full table above.
What is the past tense of "pressentir" in French?
In the Passé Composé, "pressentir" conjugates as: ai pressenti, as pressenti, avons pressenti, and more. See the full table above.
How common is "pressentir" in French?
"pressentir" (to have a premonition) is one of the most commonly used verbs in French.