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