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