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