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