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