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