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