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