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