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