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