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