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