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