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