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