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