exercer

/ɛɡ.zɛʁ.se/

to instruct

regularauxiliary: avoir

Examples in context

exercer des écoliers à la composition

to instruct students in composition

Ce médecin n’exerce plus.

This doctor is no longer practising.

Indicative

Present

Tense guide →

je	exerce/ɛɡ.zɛʁs/
tu	exerces/ɛɡ.zɛʁs/
il/elle	exerce/ɛɡ.zɛʁs/
nous	exerçons/ɛɡ.zɛʁ.sɔ̃/
vous	exercez/ɛɡ.zɛʁ.se/
ils/elles	exercent/ɛɡ.zɛʁs/

Imperfect

Tense guide →

je	exerçais/ɛɡ.zɛʁ.sɛ/
tu	exerçais/ɛɡ.zɛʁ.sɛ/
il/elle	exerçait/ɛɡ.zɛʁ.sɛ/
nous	exercions/ɛɡ.zɛʁ.sjɔ̃/
vous	exerciez/ɛɡ.zɛʁ.sje/
ils/elles	exerçaient/ɛɡ.zɛʁ.sɛ/

Future

Tense guide →

je	exercerai/ɛɡ.zɛʁ.sə.ʁe/
tu	exerceras/ɛɡ.zɛʁ.sə.ʁa/
il/elle	exercera/ɛɡ.zɛʁ.sə.ʁa/
nous	exercerons/ɛɡ.zɛʁ.sə.ʁɔ̃/
vous	exercerez/ɛɡ.zɛʁ.sə.ʁe/
ils/elles	exerceront/ɛɡ.zɛʁ.sə.ʁɔ̃/

Simple past

Tense guide →

je	exerçai/ɛɡ.zɛʁ.se/
tu	exerças/ɛɡ.zɛʁ.sa/
il/elle	exerça/ɛɡ.zɛʁ.sa/
nous	exerçâmes/ɛɡ.zɛʁ.sam/
vous	exerçâtes/ɛɡ.zɛʁ.sat/
ils/elles	exercèrent/ɛɡ.zɛʁ.sɛʁ/

Subjunctive

Present

Tense guide →

je	exerce/ɛɡ.zɛʁs/
tu	exerces/ɛɡ.zɛʁs/
il/elle	exerce/ɛɡ.zɛʁs/
nous	exercions/ɛɡ.zɛʁ.sjɔ̃/
vous	exerciez/ɛɡ.zɛʁ.sje/
ils/elles	exercent/ɛɡ.zɛʁs/

Imperfect

Tense guide →

je	exerçasse/ɛɡ.zɛʁ.sas/
tu	exerçasses/ɛɡ.zɛʁ.sas/
il/elle	exerçât/ɛɡ.zɛʁ.sa/
nous	exerçassions/ɛɡ.zɛʁ.sa.sjɔ̃/
vous	exerçassiez/ɛɡ.zɛʁ.sa.sje/
ils/elles	exerçassent/ɛɡ.zɛʁ.sas/

Conditional

Present

Tense guide →

je	exercerais/ɛɡ.zɛʁ.sə.ʁɛ/
tu	exercerais/ɛɡ.zɛʁ.sə.ʁɛ/
il/elle	exercerait/ɛɡ.zɛʁ.sə.ʁɛ/
nous	exercerions/ɛɡ.zɛʁ.sə.ʁjɔ̃/
vous	exerceriez/ɛɡ.zɛʁ.sə.ʁje/
ils/elles	exerceraient/ɛɡ.zɛʁ.sə.ʁɛ/

Other forms

Infinitive

Tense guide →

	exercer/ɛɡ.zɛʁ.se/

Imperative

Tense guide →

tu	exerce/ɛɡ.zɛʁs/
nous	exerçons/ɛɡ.zɛʁ.sɔ̃/
vous	exercez/ɛɡ.zɛʁ.se/

Present participle

Tense guide →

	exerçant/ɛɡ.zɛʁ.sɑ̃/

Past participle

Tense guide →

	exercé/ɛɡ.zɛʁ.se/
	exercée
	exercés
	exercées

Gerund

Tense guide →

	en exerçant