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