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