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