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