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