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