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Conjugation of agir

  • Meaning to act
  • Level B1
  • Pattern with a stem change: -ir (finir) · conjugated like finir
  • Auxiliary avoir

What is special about this verb

Bold and underlined: the ending. ◆ marks a form that breaks the rule.

Indicative

Présentpresent

je (j’)agis
tuagis
il/​elle/​onagit
nousagissons
vousagissez
ils/​ellesagissent

More on this: Present tense: -ir verbs

Imparfaitongoing or habitual past

je (j’)agissais
tuagissais
il/​elle/​onagissait
nousagissions
vousagissiez
ils/​ellesagissaient

More on this: Imperfect (imparfait)

Futur simplefuture

je (j’)agirai
tuagiras
il/​elle/​onagira
nousagirons
vousagirez
ils/​ellesagiront

More on this: Simple future (futur simple)

Plus-que-parfaitpast perfect

je (j’)avais agi
tuavais agi
il/​elle/​onavait agi
nousavions agi
vousaviez agi
ils/​ellesavaient agi

More on this: Pluperfect (plus-que-parfait)

Futur antérieurfuture perfect

je (j’)aurai agi
tuauras agi
il/​elle/​onaura agi
nousaurons agi
vousaurez agi
ils/​ellesauront agi

More on this: Future perfect (futur antérieur)

Conditional

Conditionnel présentconditional

je (j’)agirais
tuagirais
il/​elle/​onagirait
nousagirions
vousagiriez
ils/​ellesagiraient

More on this: The conditional

Conditionnel passéconditional perfect

je (j’)aurais agi
tuaurais agi
il/​elle/​onaurait agi
nousaurions agi
vousauriez agi
ils/​ellesauraient agi

More on this: The conditional

Subjunctive

Subjonctif présentpresent subjunctive

je (j’)agisse
tuagisses
il/​elle/​onagisse
nousagissions
vousagissiez
ils/​ellesagissent

More on this: Subjunctive: the forms

Subjonctif passéperfect subjunctive

je (j’)aie agi
tuaies agi
il/​elle/​onait agi
nousayons agi
vousayez agi
ils/​ellesaient agi

More on this: The subjunctive in the past

Imperative

Non-finite forms

Example sentences from the course

Every sentence comes from this course’s word lists or grammar topics. The verb form is highlighted, and the line below says which tense and person it is.

  • Il faut agir vite.We have to act fast.

    agir — infinitif

  • Il s’agit d’une crise aiguë.This is an acute attack.

    agit — Présent · il/elle/on; Passé simple · il/elle/on

  • Il a agi par désespoir, pas par calcul.He acted out of despair, not out of calculation.

    agi — participe passé

  • La marinade agit toute la nuit.The marinade works overnight.

    agit — Présent · il/elle/on; Passé simple · il/elle/on

  • Le suppositoire agit plus vite.The suppository works faster.

    agit — Présent · il/elle/on; Passé simple · il/elle/on

  • Il s’agit d’un incident ponctuel.This is a one-off incident.

    agit — Présent · il/elle/on; Passé simple · il/elle/on

Quick practice

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The forms are calculated from the rules of the language — twice, in two independent ways — and checked against every hand-written form in this course. The example sentences are the course’s own.