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