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