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