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