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