French reference
échouer
to fail; to run aground; to end up somewhere
Regular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I fail |
| tu | you fail |
| il/elle/on | he/she fails |
| nous | we fail |
| vous | you (plural/formal) fail |
| ils/elles | they fail |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I failed; I have failed |
| tu | you failed; you have failed |
| il/elle/on | he/she failed; he/she has failed |
| nous | we failed; we have failed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) failed; you (plural/formal) have failed |
| ils/elles | they failed; they have failed |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to fail |
| tu | you used to fail |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to fail |
| nous | we used to fail |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to fail |
| ils/elles | they used to fail |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had failed |
| tu | you had failed |
| il/elle/on | he/she had failed |
| nous | we had failed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had failed |
| ils/elles | they had failed |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will fail |
| tu | you will fail |
| il/elle/on | he/she will fail |
| nous | we will fail |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will fail |
| ils/elles | they will fail |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have failed |
| tu | you will have failed |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have failed |
| nous | we will have failed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have failed |
| ils/elles | they will have failed |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to fail |
| tu | you are going to fail |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to fail |
| nous | we are going to fail |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to fail |
| ils/elles | they are going to fail |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just failed |
| tu | you have just failed |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just failed |
| nous | we have just failed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just failed |
| ils/elles | they have just failed |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I failed |
| tu | you failed |
| il/elle/on | he/she failed |
| nous | we failed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) failed |
| ils/elles | they failed |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had failed |
| tu | you had failed |
| il/elle/on | he/she had failed |
| nous | we had failed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had failed |
| ils/elles | they had failed |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would fail |
| tu | you would fail |
| il/elle/on | he/she would fail |
| nous | we would fail |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would fail |
| ils/elles | they would fail |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have failed |
| tu | you would have failed |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have failed |
| nous | we would have failed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have failed |
| ils/elles | they would have failed |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have failed |
| tu | you would have failed |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have failed |
| nous | we would have failed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have failed |
| ils/elles | they would have failed |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I fail |
| tu | (that) you fail |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she fails |
| nous | (that) we fail |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) fail |
| ils/elles | (that) they fail |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have failed |
| tu | (that) you have failed |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has failed |
| nous | (that) we have failed |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have failed |
| ils/elles | (that) they have failed |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I failed |
| tu | (that) you failed |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she failed |
| nous | (that) we failed |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) failed |
| ils/elles | (that) they failed |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had failed |
| tu | (that) you had failed |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had failed |
| nous | (that) we had failed |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had failed |
| ils/elles | (that) they had failed |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | fail! |
| nous | let's fail! |
| vous | fail! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have failed by then! |
| nous | let's have failed by then! |
| vous | have failed by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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