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