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