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