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