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