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