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