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