Conjugations
All six tenses and their examples are shown below. Use the links above to jump to a tense. English translations use the meaning “to satisfy.”
Present Présent
Habits, current states, and actions happening now.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | satisfais | I satisfy | |
| tu | satisfais | you satisfy | |
| il / elle / on | satisfait | he / she / it satisfieson: we satisfy / one satisfies | |
| nous | satisfaisons | we satisfy | |
| vous | satisfaites | you satisfy | |
| ils / elles | satisfont | they satisfy |
IN A SENTENCEPresent example
Ce repas satisfait les invités.
This meal satisfies the guests.
Passé composé
Completed past events, using avoir or être plus a past participle.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | ai satisfait | I satisfied | |
| tu | as satisfait | you satisfied | |
| il / elle / on | a satisfait | he / she / it satisfiedon: we satisfied / one satisfied | |
| nous | avons satisfait | we satisfied | |
| vous | avez satisfait | you satisfied | |
| ils / elles | ont satisfait | they satisfied |
IN A SENTENCEPassé composé example
Hier, ce repas a satisfait les invités.
Yesterday, this meal satisfied the guests.
The passé composé uses avoir. The table shows the unmarked participle; agreement with a preceding direct object is outside this reference.
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Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | satisfaisais | I used to satisfy | |
| tu | satisfaisais | you used to satisfy | |
| il / elle / on | satisfaisait | he / she / it used to satisfyon: we used to satisfy / one used to satisfy | |
| nous | satisfaisions | we used to satisfy | |
| vous | satisfaisiez | you used to satisfy | |
| ils / elles | satisfaisaient | they used to satisfy |
IN A SENTENCEImperfect example
Autrefois, ce repas satisfaisait les invités.
Back then, this meal used to satisfy the guests.
Future Futur simple
Future events and predictions.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | satisferai | I will satisfy | |
| tu | satisferas | you will satisfy | |
| il / elle / on | satisfera | he / she / it will satisfyon: we will satisfy / one will satisfy | |
| nous | satisferons | we will satisfy | |
| vous | satisferez | you will satisfy | |
| ils / elles | satisferont | they will satisfy |
IN A SENTENCEFuture example
Plus tard, ce repas satisfera les invités.
Later, this meal will satisfy the guests.
Conditional Conditionnel présent
Hypothetical events and polite requests.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | satisferais | I would satisfy | |
| tu | satisferais | you would satisfy | |
| il / elle / on | satisferait | he / she / it would satisfyon: we would satisfy / one would satisfy | |
| nous | satisferions | we would satisfy | |
| vous | satisferiez | you would satisfy | |
| ils / elles | satisferaient | they would satisfy |
IN A SENTENCEConditional example
Ce repas satisferait les invités.
This meal would satisfy the guests.
Present subjunctive Subjonctif présent
Dependent clauses expressing wishes, necessity, doubt, and certain feelings.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | satisfasse | (that) I satisfy | |
| tu | satisfasses | (that) you satisfy | |
| il / elle / on | satisfasse | (that) he / she / it satisfieson: (that) we satisfy / one satisfies | |
| nous | satisfassions | (that) we satisfy | |
| vous | satisfassiez | (that) you satisfy | |
| ils / elles | satisfassent | (that) they satisfy |
IN A SENTENCEPresent subjunctive example
Il est possible que ce repas satisfasse les invités.
It is possible that this meal satisfies the guests.
French forms omit the subject. Use j’ before a vowel sound. Vous is polite singular or plural “you”; on often means “we,” or the general “one.” English wording depends on the context: passé composé can also use “have,” and the imperfect can describe an ongoing action. Subjunctive translations here follow “it is possible that.”
Meaning & usage
- to satisfy
- to fulfil (to do what was expected)
- to meet (expectations)
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and simple conjugation forms adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Passé composé forms combine the source auxiliary and past participle. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations