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