Key facts

Irriter

To irritate · to irritate/to annoy/to inflame

B2Regular
Stem
irrit
Past participle
irrité

Examples

J'irrite ma peau.

I irritate my skin.

Il n'irrite pas sa gorge.

It doesn't irritate his throat.

Nous irritions Lucie.

We were irritating Lucie.

Nous avons irrité Marc.

We irritated Marc.

Présent

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

Group 1
J'irrite
Irritate
Tuirrites
Youirritate
Ilirrite
Heirritates
Nousirritons
Weirritate
Vousirritez
Youirritate
Ilsirritent
Theyirritate

Futur proche

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

Jevais irriter
Iam going to irritate
Tuvas irriter
Youare going to irritate
Ilva irriter
Heis going to irritate
Nousallons irriter
Weare going to irritate
Vousallez irriter
Youare going to irritate
Ilsvont irriter
Theyare going to irritate

Passé récent

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

Jeviens d'irriter
Ihave just irritated
Tuviens d'irriter
Youhave just irritated
Ilvient d'irriter
Hehas just irritated
Nousvenons d'irriter
Wehave just irritated
Vousvenez d'irriter
Youhave just irritated
Ilsviennent d'irriter
Theyhave just irritated

Passé composé

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

J'ai irrité
Ihave irritated
Tuas irrité
Youhave irritated
Ila irrité
Hehas irritated
Nousavons irrité
Wehave irritated
Vousavez irrité
Youhave irritated
Ilsont irrité
Theyhave irritated

Conditionnel présent

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

J'irriterais
Iwould irritate
Tuirriterais
Youwould irritate
Ilirriterait
Hewould irritate
Nousirriterions
Wewould irritate
Vousirriteriez
Youwould irritate
Ilsirriteraient
Theywould irritate

Futur simple

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

J'irriterai
Iwill irritate
Tuirriteras
Youwill irritate
Ilirritera
Hewill irritate
Nousirriterons
Wewill irritate
Vousirriterez
Youwill irritate
Ilsirriteront
Theywill irritate

Imparfait

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

J'irritais
Iwas irritating
Tuirritais
Youwere irritating
Ilirritait
Hewas irritating
Nousirritions
Were irritating
Vousirritiez
Youwere irritating
Ilsirritaient
Theywere irritating

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)irrite
Youirritate
(Nous)irritons
Weirritate
(Vous)irritez
Youirritate

Participe présent

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

irritant
irritating

Gérondif présent

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

en irritant
irritating

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