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