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