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