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