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