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