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