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