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