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