Key facts

Prédire

To predict · to predict/to foretell

B2Irregular
Model
lire
Stem
prédi
Past participle
prédit

Examples

Je prédis l'avenir.

I predict the future.

Il ne prédit pas le beau temps.

He doesn't predict good weather.

Nous prédisions tout.

We were predicting everything.

Nous avons prédit le prix.

We predicted the price.

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
Jeprédis
Ipredict
Tuprédis
Youpredict
Ilprédit
Hepredicts
Nousprédisons
Wepredict
Vousprédisez
Youpredict
Ilsprédisent
Theypredict

Futur proche

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

Jevais prédire
Iam going to predict
Tuvas prédire
Youare going to predict
Ilva prédire
Heis going to predict
Nousallons prédire
Weare going to predict
Vousallez prédire
Youare going to predict
Ilsvont prédire
Theyare going to predict

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de prédire
Ihave just predicted
Tuviens de prédire
Youhave just predicted
Ilvient de prédire
Hehas just predicted
Nousvenons de prédire
Wehave just predicted
Vousvenez de prédire
Youhave just predicted
Ilsviennent de prédire
Theyhave just predicted

Passé composé

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

J'ai prédit
Ihave predicted
Tuas prédit
Youhave predicted
Ila prédit
Hehas predicted
Nousavons prédit
Wehave predicted
Vousavez prédit
Youhave predicted
Ilsont prédit
Theyhave predicted

Conditionnel présent

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

Jeprédirais
Iwould predict
Tuprédirais
Youwould predict
Ilprédirait
Hewould predict
Nousprédirions
Wewould predict
Vousprédiriez
Youwould predict
Ilsprédiraient
Theywould predict

Futur simple

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

Jeprédirai
Iwill predict
Tuprédiras
Youwill predict
Ilprédira
Hewill predict
Nousprédirons
Wewill predict
Vousprédirez
Youwill predict
Ilsprédiront
Theywill predict

Imparfait

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

Jeprédisais
Iwas predicting
Tuprédisais
Youwere predicting
Ilprédisait
Hewas predicting
Nousprédisions
Were predicting
Vousprédisiez
Youwere predicting
Ilsprédisaient
Theywere predicting

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)prédis
Youpredict
(Nous)prédisons
Wepredict
(Vous)prédites
Youpredict

Participe présent

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

prédisant
predicting

Gérondif présent

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

en prédisant
predicting

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