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