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