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