Key facts

Ajuster

To adjust · to adjust/to fit/to tighten

B1Regular
Stem
ajust
Past participle
ajusté

Examples

J'ajuste ma veste.

I adjust my jacket.

Il n'ajuste pas sa montre.

He doesn't adjust his watch.

Nous ajustions le plan.

We were adjusting the plan.

Nous avons ajusté la table.

We adjusted the table.

Présent

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

Group 1
J'ajuste
Iadjust
Tuajustes
Youadjust
Ilajuste
Headjusts
Nousajustons
Weadjust
Vousajustez
Youadjust
Ilsajustent
Theyadjust

Futur proche

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

Jevais ajuster
Iam going to adjust
Tuvas ajuster
Youare going to adjust
Ilva ajuster
Heis going to adjust
Nousallons ajuster
Weare going to adjust
Vousallez ajuster
Youare going to adjust
Ilsvont ajuster
Theyare going to adjust

Passé récent

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

Jeviens d'ajuster
Ihave just adjusted
Tuviens d'ajuster
Youhave just adjusted
Ilvient d'ajuster
Hehas just adjusted
Nousvenons d'ajuster
Wehave just adjusted
Vousvenez d'ajuster
Youhave just adjusted
Ilsviennent d'ajuster
Theyhave just adjusted

Passé composé

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

J'ai ajusté
Ihave adjusted
Tuas ajusté
Youhave adjusted
Ila ajusté
Hehas adjusted
Nousavons ajusté
Wehave adjusted
Vousavez ajusté
Youhave adjusted
Ilsont ajusté
Theyhave adjusted

Conditionnel présent

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

J'ajusterais
Iwould adjust
Tuajusterais
Youwould adjust
Ilajusterait
Hewould adjust
Nousajusterions
Wewould adjust
Vousajusteriez
Youwould adjust
Ilsajusteraient
Theywould adjust

Futur simple

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

J'ajusterai
Iwill adjust
Tuajusteras
Youwill adjust
Ilajustera
Hewill adjust
Nousajusterons
Wewill adjust
Vousajusterez
Youwill adjust
Ilsajusteront
Theywill adjust

Imparfait

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

J'ajustais
Iwas adjusting
Tuajustais
Youwere adjusting
Ilajustait
Hewas adjusting
Nousajustions
Were adjusting
Vousajustiez
Youwere adjusting
Ilsajustaient
Theywere adjusting

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)ajuste
Youadjust
(Nous)ajustons
Weadjust
(Vous)ajustez
Youadjust

Participe présent

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

ajustant
adjusting

Gérondif présent

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

en ajustant
adjusting

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