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