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