Key facts

Repérer

To spot · to spot/to locate

B1Irregular
Stem
repér
Past participle
repéré

Examples

Je repère le magasin.

I spot the shop.

Il ne repère pas le lieu.

He doesn't spot the place.

Nous repérions l'erreur.

We were spotting the error.

Nous avons repéré la rue.

We spotted the street.

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
Jerepère
Ispot
Turepères
Youspot
Ilrepère
Hespots
Nousrepérons
Wespot
Vousrepérez
Youspot
Ilsrepèrent
Theyspot

Futur proche

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

Jevais repérer
Iam going to spot
Tuvas repérer
Youare going to spot
Ilva repérer
Heis going to spot
Nousallons repérer
Weare going to spot
Vousallez repérer
Youare going to spot
Ilsvont repérer
Theyare going to spot

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de repérer
Ihave just spotted
Tuviens de repérer
Youhave just spotted
Ilvient de repérer
Hehas just spotted
Nousvenons de repérer
Wehave just spotted
Vousvenez de repérer
Youhave just spotted
Ilsviennent de repérer
Theyhave just spotted

Passé composé

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

J'ai repéré
Ihave spotted
Tuas repéré
Youhave spotted
Ila repéré
Hehas spotted
Nousavons repéré
Wehave spotted
Vousavez repéré
Youhave spotted
Ilsont repéré
Theyhave spotted

Conditionnel présent

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

Jerepérerais
Iwould spot
Turepérerais
Youwould spot
Ilrepérerait
Hewould spot
Nousrepérerions
Wewould spot
Vousrepéreriez
Youwould spot
Ilsrepéreraient
Theywould spot

Futur simple

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

Jerepérerai
Iwill spot
Turepéreras
Youwill spot
Ilrepérera
Hewill spot
Nousrepérerons
Wewill spot
Vousrepérerez
Youwill spot
Ilsrepéreront
Theywill spot

Imparfait

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

Jerepérais
Iwas spotting
Turepérais
Youwere spotting
Ilrepérait
Hewas spotting
Nousrepérions
Were spotting
Vousrepériez
Youwere spotting
Ilsrepéraient
Theywere spotting

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)repère
Youspot
(Nous)repérons
Wespot
(Vous)repérez
Youspot

Participe présent

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

repérant
spotting

Gérondif présent

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

en repérant
spotting

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