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