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