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