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