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