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