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