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