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