All verbs

/pʁofite/to make the most ofB1

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
de — Always de

Build map — what to memorise

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

The nous form
profitons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

profit-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

profit-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

profit-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

profit-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

profit-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
profiter
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

profiter-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

profiter

Past participle
profité

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

profité

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

profité

Conjugation

présent
Ije profite/ʒə pʁofit/I make the most of
youtu profites/ty pʁofit/you make the most of
he/sheil profite/il pʁofit/he makes the most of
wenous profitons/nu pʁofitɔ̃/we make the most of
youvous profitez/vu pʁofite/you make the most of
theyils profitent/il pʁofit/they make the most of

Examples

  • Profite de tes vacances.

    /pʁo.fit də te va.kɑ̃s/

    Make the most of your holiday.

  • J'ai profité de l'occasion.

    /ʒe pʁo.fi.te də lɔ.ka.zjɔ̃/

    I took the opportunity.

  • Je n'en ai pas profité.

    /ʒə nɑ̃.n‿e pa pʁo.fi.te/

    I didn't take advantage of it.

Set phrases

  • profiter de

    to make the most of

Notes

  • Usually positive, unlike English "to profit from". Profite de tes vacances is "enjoy your holiday", with no suggestion of exploiting anything.

  • Profitez-en ! is a common encouragement — make the most of it.