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