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