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