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