Key facts

Aérer

To air · to air/to ventilate

B1Irregular
Stem
aér
Past participle
aéré

Examples

J'aère la chambre.

I air out the room.

Il n'aère pas le salon.

He doesn't air out the living room.

Nous aérions tout.

We were airing out everything.

Nous avons aéré le lieu.

We aired out the place.

This verb is highly irregular. Prioritize repetition and active recall.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 1
J'aère
Iair
Tuaères
Youair
Ilaère
Heairs
Nousaérons
Weair
Vousaérez
Youair
Ilsaèrent
Theyair

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais aérer
Iam going to air
Tuvas aérer
Youare going to air
Ilva aérer
Heis going to air
Nousallons aérer
Weare going to air
Vousallez aérer
Youare going to air
Ilsvont aérer
Theyare going to air

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens d'aérer
Ihave just aired
Tuviens d'aérer
Youhave just aired
Ilvient d'aérer
Hehas just aired
Nousvenons d'aérer
Wehave just aired
Vousvenez d'aérer
Youhave just aired
Ilsviennent d'aérer
Theyhave just aired

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai aéré
Ihave aired
Tuas aéré
Youhave aired
Ila aéré
Hehas aired
Nousavons aéré
Wehave aired
Vousavez aéré
Youhave aired
Ilsont aéré
Theyhave aired

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

J'aérerais
Iwould air
Tuaérerais
Youwould air
Ilaérerait
Hewould air
Nousaérerions
Wewould air
Vousaéreriez
Youwould air
Ilsaéreraient
Theywould air

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

J'aérerai
Iwill air
Tuaéreras
Youwill air
Ilaérera
Hewill air
Nousaérerons
Wewill air
Vousaérerez
Youwill air
Ilsaéreront
Theywill air

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

J'aérais
Iwas airing
Tuaérais
Youwere airing
Ilaérait
Hewas airing
Nousaérions
Were airing
Vousaériez
Youwere airing
Ilsaéraient
Theywere airing

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)aère
Youair
(Nous)aérons
Weair
(Vous)aérez
Youair

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

aérant
airing

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en aérant
airing

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