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