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