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