French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je me | hâte | hâtais | hâterai | hâterais | hâte | hâtasse | ||
| tu te | hâtes | hâtais | hâteras | hâterais | hâtes | hâtasses | ||
| il se | hâte | hâtait | hâtera | hâterait | hâte | hâtât | ||
| nous nous | hâtons | hâtions | hâterons | hâterions | hâtions | hâtassions | ||
| vous vous | hâtez | hâtiez | hâterez | hâteriez | hâtiez | hâtassiez | ||
| ils se | hâtent | hâtaient | hâteront | hâteraient | hâtent | hâtassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| je me / m’ | suis hâté | étais hâté | serai hâté | serais hâté | sois hâté | fusse hâté | ||
| tu te / t’ | es hâté | étais hâté | seras hâté | serais hâté | sois hâté | fusses hâté | ||
| il se / s’ | est hâté | était hâté | sera hâté | serait hâté | soit hâté | fût hâté | ||
| nous nous | sommes hâtés | étions hâtés | serons hâtés | serions hâtés | soyons hâtés | fussions hâtés | ||
| vous vous | êtes hâté(s) | étiez hâté(s) | serez hâté(s) | seriez hâté(s) | soyez hâté(s) | fussiez hâté(s) | ||
| ils se / s’ | sont hâtés | étaient hâtés | seront hâtés | seraient hâtés | soient hâtés | fussent hâtés | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je me | hâtai | fus hâté | (tu) | hâte-toi | Present | s’hâtant | ||
| tu te | hâtas | fus hâté | (nous) | hâtons-nous | Past | hâté | ||
| il se | hâta | fut hâté | (vous) | hâtez-vous | Perfect | s’étant hâté | ||
| nous nous | hâtâmes | fûmes hâtés | Past imperative | |||||
| vous vous | hâtâtes | fûtes hâté(s) | n/a | Past infinitive | ||||
| ils se | hâtèrent | furent hâtés | s’être hâté | |||||
Se hâter is a regular -er pronominal verb that begins with h aspiré.




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