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