Key facts

Inspecter

To inspect · to inspect/to examine/to survey

B2Regular
Stem
inspect
Past participle
inspecté

Examples

J'inspecte le sac.

I inspect the bag.

Il n'inspecte pas le colis.

He doesn't inspect the package.

Nous inspections tout.

We were inspecting everything.

Nous avons inspecté le sol.

We inspected the floor.

Présent

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

Group 1
J'inspecte
Inspect
Tuinspectes
Youinspect
Ilinspecte
Heinspects
Nousinspectons
Weinspect
Vousinspectez
Youinspect
Ilsinspectent
Theyinspect

Futur proche

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

Jevais inspecter
Iam going to inspect
Tuvas inspecter
Youare going to inspect
Ilva inspecter
Heis going to inspect
Nousallons inspecter
Weare going to inspect
Vousallez inspecter
Youare going to inspect
Ilsvont inspecter
Theyare going to inspect

Passé récent

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

Jeviens d'inspecter
Ihave just inspected
Tuviens d'inspecter
Youhave just inspected
Ilvient d'inspecter
Hehas just inspected
Nousvenons d'inspecter
Wehave just inspected
Vousvenez d'inspecter
Youhave just inspected
Ilsviennent d'inspecter
Theyhave just inspected

Passé composé

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

J'ai inspecté
Ihave inspected
Tuas inspecté
Youhave inspected
Ila inspecté
Hehas inspected
Nousavons inspecté
Wehave inspected
Vousavez inspecté
Youhave inspected
Ilsont inspecté
Theyhave inspected

Conditionnel présent

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

J'inspecterais
Iwould inspect
Tuinspecterais
Youwould inspect
Ilinspecterait
Hewould inspect
Nousinspecterions
Wewould inspect
Vousinspecteriez
Youwould inspect
Ilsinspecteraient
Theywould inspect

Futur simple

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

J'inspecterai
Iwill inspect
Tuinspecteras
Youwill inspect
Ilinspectera
Hewill inspect
Nousinspecterons
Wewill inspect
Vousinspecterez
Youwill inspect
Ilsinspecteront
Theywill inspect

Imparfait

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

J'inspectais
Iwas inspecting
Tuinspectais
Youwere inspecting
Ilinspectait
Hewas inspecting
Nousinspections
Were inspecting
Vousinspectiez
Youwere inspecting
Ilsinspectaient
Theywere inspecting

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)inspecte
Youinspect
(Nous)inspectons
Weinspect
(Vous)inspectez
Youinspect

Participe présent

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

inspectant
inspecting

Gérondif présent

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

en inspectant
inspecting

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