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