Key facts

Régler

To settle · to settle/to pay/to adjust

B1Irregular
Stem
régl
Past participle
réglé

Examples

Je règle la note.

I am paying the bill.

Il ne règle pas sa montre.

He doesn't set his watch.

Nous réglions le problème.

We were settling the problem.

Nous avons réglé la facture.

We paid the invoice.

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
Jerègle
Isettle
Turègles
Yousettle
Ilrègle
Hesettles
Nousréglons
Wesettle
Vousréglez
Yousettle
Ilsrèglent
Theysettle

Futur proche

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

Jevais régler
Iam going to settle
Tuvas régler
Youare going to settle
Ilva régler
Heis going to settle
Nousallons régler
Weare going to settle
Vousallez régler
Youare going to settle
Ilsvont régler
Theyare going to settle

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de régler
Ihave just settled
Tuviens de régler
Youhave just settled
Ilvient de régler
Hehas just settled
Nousvenons de régler
Wehave just settled
Vousvenez de régler
Youhave just settled
Ilsviennent de régler
Theyhave just settled

Passé composé

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

J'ai réglé
Ihave settled
Tuas réglé
Youhave settled
Ila réglé
Hehas settled
Nousavons réglé
Wehave settled
Vousavez réglé
Youhave settled
Ilsont réglé
Theyhave settled

Conditionnel présent

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

Jeréglerais
Iwould settle
Turéglerais
Youwould settle
Ilréglerait
Hewould settle
Nousréglerions
Wewould settle
Vousrégleriez
Youwould settle
Ilsrégleraient
Theywould settle

Futur simple

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

Jeréglerai
Iwill settle
Turégleras
Youwill settle
Ilréglera
Hewill settle
Nousréglerons
Wewill settle
Vousréglerez
Youwill settle
Ilsrégleront
Theywill settle

Imparfait

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

Jeréglais
Iwas settling
Turéglais
Youwere settling
Ilréglait
Hewas settling
Nousréglions
Were settling
Vousrégliez
Youwere settling
Ilsréglaient
Theywere settling

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)règle
Yousettle
(Nous)réglons
Wesettle
(Vous)réglez
Yousettle

Participe présent

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

réglant
settling

Gérondif présent

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

en réglant
settling

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