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