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