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