French reference
éclairer
to light up; to shed light on
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 light up |
| tu | you light up |
| il/elle/on | he/she lights up |
| nous | we light up |
| vous | you (plural/formal) light up |
| ils/elles | they light up |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I lit up; I have lit up |
| tu | you lit up; you have lit up |
| il/elle/on | he/she lit up; he/she has lit up |
| nous | we lit up; we have lit up |
| vous | you (plural/formal) lit up; you (plural/formal) have lit up |
| ils/elles | they lit up; they have lit up |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to light up |
| tu | you used to light up |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to light up |
| nous | we used to light up |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to light up |
| ils/elles | they used to light up |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had lit up |
| tu | you had lit up |
| il/elle/on | he/she had lit up |
| nous | we had lit up |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had lit up |
| ils/elles | they had lit up |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will light up |
| tu | you will light up |
| il/elle/on | he/she will light up |
| nous | we will light up |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will light up |
| ils/elles | they will light up |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have lit up |
| tu | you will have lit up |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have lit up |
| nous | we will have lit up |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have lit up |
| ils/elles | they will have lit up |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to light up |
| tu | you are going to light up |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to light up |
| nous | we are going to light up |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to light up |
| ils/elles | they are going to light up |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just lit up |
| tu | you have just lit up |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just lit up |
| nous | we have just lit up |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just lit up |
| ils/elles | they have just lit up |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I lit up |
| tu | you lit up |
| il/elle/on | he/she lit up |
| nous | we lit up |
| vous | you (plural/formal) lit up |
| ils/elles | they lit up |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had lit up |
| tu | you had lit up |
| il/elle/on | he/she had lit up |
| nous | we had lit up |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had lit up |
| ils/elles | they had lit up |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would light up |
| tu | you would light up |
| il/elle/on | he/she would light up |
| nous | we would light up |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would light up |
| ils/elles | they would light up |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have lit up |
| tu | you would have lit up |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have lit up |
| nous | we would have lit up |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have lit up |
| ils/elles | they would have lit up |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have lit up |
| tu | you would have lit up |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have lit up |
| nous | we would have lit up |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have lit up |
| ils/elles | they would have lit up |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I light up |
| tu | (that) you light up |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she lights up |
| nous | (that) we light up |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) light up |
| ils/elles | (that) they light up |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have lit up |
| tu | (that) you have lit up |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has lit up |
| nous | (that) we have lit up |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have lit up |
| ils/elles | (that) they have lit up |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I lit up |
| tu | (that) you lit up |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she lit up |
| nous | (that) we lit up |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) lit up |
| ils/elles | (that) they lit up |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had lit up |
| tu | (that) you had lit up |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had lit up |
| nous | (that) we had lit up |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had lit up |
| ils/elles | (that) they had lit up |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | light up! |
| nous | let's light up! |
| vous | light up! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have lit up by then! |
| nous | let's have lit up by then! |
| vous | have lit up by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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