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