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