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