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