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