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