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