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