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