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