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