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