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