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