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