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