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