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