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