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