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