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