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