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