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