Key facts

Dévêtir

To undress

C1Irregular
Model
partir
Stem
dévêt
Past participle
dévêtu

Examples

Je dévêts le bébé.

I undress the baby.

Il ne dévêt pas son ours.

He doesn't undress his bear.

Nous dévêtissions.

We were undressing.

Nous avons dévêtu Lucie.

We undressed Lucie.

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 3
Jedévêts
Iundress
Tudévêts
Youundress
Ildévêt
Heundresses
Nousdévêtons
Weundress
Vousdévêtez
Youundress
Ilsdévêtent
Theyundress

Futur proche

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

Jevais dévêtir
Iam going to undress
Tuvas dévêtir
Youare going to undress
Ilva dévêtir
Heis going to undress
Nousallons dévêtir
Weare going to undress
Vousallez dévêtir
Youare going to undress
Ilsvont dévêtir
Theyare going to undress

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de dévêtir
Ihave just undressed
Tuviens de dévêtir
Youhave just undressed
Ilvient de dévêtir
Hehas just undressed
Nousvenons de dévêtir
Wehave just undressed
Vousvenez de dévêtir
Youhave just undressed
Ilsviennent de dévêtir
Theyhave just undressed

Passé composé

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

J'ai dévêtu
Ihave undressed
Tuas dévêtu
Youhave undressed
Ila dévêtu
Hehas undressed
Nousavons dévêtu
Wehave undressed
Vousavez dévêtu
Youhave undressed
Ilsont dévêtu
Theyhave undressed

Conditionnel présent

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

Jedévêtirais
Iwould undress
Tudévêtirais
Youwould undress
Ildévêtirait
Hewould undress
Nousdévêtirions
Wewould undress
Vousdévêtiriez
Youwould undress
Ilsdévêtiraient
Theywould undress

Futur simple

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

Jedévêtirai
Iwill undress
Tudévêtiras
Youwill undress
Ildévêtira
Hewill undress
Nousdévêtirons
Wewill undress
Vousdévêtirez
Youwill undress
Ilsdévêtiront
Theywill undress

Imparfait

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

Jedévêtais
Iwas undressing
Tudévêtais
Youwere undressing
Ildévêtait
Hewas undressing
Nousdévêtions
Were undressing
Vousdévêtiez
Youwere undressing
Ilsdévêtaient
Theywere undressing

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)dévêts
Youundress
(Nous)dévêtons
Weundress
(Vous)dévêtez
Youundress

Participe présent

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

dévêtant
undressing

Gérondif présent

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

en dévêtant
undressing

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