French reference
falloir
to be necessary
Irregular · 17 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 |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | it is necessary |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | it was necessary; it has been necessary |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | it was necessary |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | it had been necessary |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | it will be necessary |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | it will have been necessary |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | it is going to be necessary |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | it has just been necessary |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | it was necessary |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | it had been necessary |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | it would be necessary |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | it would have been necessary |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | it would have been necessary |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | (that) it is necessary |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | (that) it has been necessary |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | (that) it was necessary |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | (that) it had been necessary |
Additional forms
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
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