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