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