All verbs

/ʁəsɑ̃tiʁ/to feelB1

Family
Family 2 — two-stem `-ir`
Takes
a direct object — Takes a direct object

Build map — what to memorise

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

The nous form
ressentons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

ressen-+-s -s -t

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

ressent-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

ressent-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

ressent-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

ressent-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
ressentir
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

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

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

ressentir-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

ressentir

Past participle
ressenti

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

ressenti

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

ressenti

Conjugation

présent
Ije ressens/ʒə ʁəsɛn/I feel
youtu ressens/ty ʁəsɛn/you feel
he/sheil ressent/il ʁəsɑ̃/he feels
wenous ressentons/nu ʁəsɑ̃tɔ̃/we feel
youvous ressentez/vu ʁəsɑ̃te/you feel
theyils ressentent/il ʁəsɑ̃t/they feel

Examples

  • Je ressens une douleur.

    /ʒə ʁə.sɛn.z‿yn du.lœʁ/

    I feel a pain.

  • Que ressens-tu ?

    /kə ʁə.sɛn.ty/

    What do you feel?

  • Nous ressentons la douleur.

    /nu ʁə.sɑ̃.tɔ̃ la du.lœʁ/

    We feel the pain.

Notes

  • Three verbs for "feel" and they don't overlap. ressentir is feeling an emotion or a sensation inside; sentir is smelling or physically sensing; se sentir is how you are — Je me sens bien. See emotions-caractere.