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