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