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