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