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