All verbs

/ɡʁate/to scratchA1

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

Build map — what to memorise

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

The nous form
grattons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

gratt-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

gratt-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

gratt-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

gratt-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

gratt-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
gratter
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

gratter-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

gratter

Past participle
gratté

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

gratté

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

gratté

Conjugation

présent
Ije gratte/ʒə ɡʁat/I scratch
youtu grattes/ty ɡʁat/you scratch
he/sheil gratte/il ɡʁat/he scratches
wenous grattons/nu ɡʁatɔ̃/we scratch
youvous grattez/vu ɡʁate/you scratch
theyils grattent/il ɡʁat/they scratch

Examples

  • Je me gratte la tête.

    /ʒə mə ɡʁat la tɛt/

    I scratch my head.

  • Ne te gratte pas.

    /nə tə ɡʁat pa/

    Don't scratch.

  • Il a gratté l'étiquette.

    /il a ɡʁa.te le.ti.kɛt/

    He scratched the label off.

Set phrases

  • se gratter

    to scratch oneself

Notes

  • It also means to itch: Ça me gratte — I'm itchy. French makes the itch the subject, where English makes the person.