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