All verbs

/fatiɡe/to tireB1

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
a direct object — Takes a direct object; reflexive for tiring yourself out

Build map — what to memorise

These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.

The nous form
fatiguons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

fatigu-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

fatigu-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

fatigu-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

fatigu-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

fatigu-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
fatiguer
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

fatiguer-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

fatiguer-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

fatiguer

Past participle
fatigué

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

fatigué

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

fatigué

Conjugation

présent
Ije fatigue/ʒə fatiɡ/I tire
youtu fatigues/ty fatiɡ/you tire
he/sheil fatigue/il fatiɡ/he tires
wenous fatiguons/nu fatiɡɔ̃/we tire
youvous fatiguez/vu fatiɡe/you tire
theyils fatiguent/il fatiɡ/they tire

Examples

  • Je suis fatigué.

    /ʒə sɥi fa.ti.ɡe/

    I'm tired.

  • Ce travail me fatigue.

    /sə tʁa.vaj mə fa.tiɡ/

    This job tires me out.

  • Ne te fatigue pas.

    /nə tə fa.tiɡ pa/

    Don't wear yourself out.

Set phrases

  • être fatigué

    to be tired

  • fatigant

    tiring

Notes

  • fatigué is tired, fatigant is tiring. One -é, one -ant — the same split as English "-ed" and "-ing" adjectives, and the same mistake: Je suis fatigant says you are exhausting to be around.