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