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