Key facts

Imprégner

To soak · to soak/to permeate/to imbue

C1Irregular
Stem
imprégn
Past participle
imprégné

Examples

J'imprègne le tissu.

I soak the fabric.

Il n'imprègne pas le sol.

It doesn't soak the ground.

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We were soaking.

Nous avons imprégné ça.

We soaked that.

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'imprègne
Isoak
Tuimprègnes
Yousoak
Ilimprègne
Hesoaks
Nousimprégnons
Wesoak
Vousimprégnez
Yousoak
Ilsimprègnent
Theysoak

Futur proche

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

Jevais imprégner
Iam going to soak
Tuvas imprégner
Youare going to soak
Ilva imprégner
Heis going to soak
Nousallons imprégner
Weare going to soak
Vousallez imprégner
Youare going to soak
Ilsvont imprégner
Theyare going to soak

Passé récent

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

Jeviens d'imprégner
Ihave just soaked
Tuviens d'imprégner
Youhave just soaked
Ilvient d'imprégner
Hehas just soaked
Nousvenons d'imprégner
Wehave just soaked
Vousvenez d'imprégner
Youhave just soaked
Ilsviennent d'imprégner
Theyhave just soaked

Passé composé

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

J'ai imprégné
Ihave soaked
Tuas imprégné
Youhave soaked
Ila imprégné
Hehas soaked
Nousavons imprégné
Wehave soaked
Vousavez imprégné
Youhave soaked
Ilsont imprégné
Theyhave soaked

Conditionnel présent

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

J'imprégnerais
Iwould soak
Tuimprégnerais
Youwould soak
Ilimprégnerait
Hewould soak
Nousimprégnerions
Wewould soak
Vousimprégneriez
Youwould soak
Ilsimprégneraient
Theywould soak

Futur simple

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

J'imprégnerai
Iwill soak
Tuimprégneras
Youwill soak
Ilimprégnera
Hewill soak
Nousimprégnerons
Wewill soak
Vousimprégnerez
Youwill soak
Ilsimprégneront
Theywill soak

Imparfait

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

J'imprégnais
Iwas soaking
Tuimprégnais
Youwere soaking
Ilimprégnait
Hewas soaking
Nousimprégnions
Were soaking
Vousimprégniez
Youwere soaking
Ilsimprégnaient
Theywere soaking

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)imprègne
Yousoak
(Nous)imprégnons
Wesoak
(Vous)imprégnez
Yousoak

Participe présent

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

imprégnant
soaking

Gérondif présent

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

en imprégnant
soaking

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