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