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