French reference
passer
to pass/go by; to stop by; to spend (time); to take (an exam); to hand/pass
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 spend (time) |
| tu | you spend (time) |
| il/elle/on | he/she spends (time) |
| nous | we spend (time) |
| vous | you (plural/formal) spend (time) |
| ils/elles | they spend (time) |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I spent (time); I have spent (time) |
| tu | you spent (time); you have spent (time) |
| il/elle/on | he/she spent (time); he/she has spent (time) |
| nous | we spent (time); we have spent (time) |
| vous | you (plural/formal) spent (time); you (plural/formal) have spent (time) |
| ils/elles | they spent (time); they have spent (time) |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to spend (time) |
| tu | you used to spend (time) |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to spend (time) |
| nous | we used to spend (time) |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to spend (time) |
| ils/elles | they used to spend (time) |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had spent (time) |
| tu | you had spent (time) |
| il/elle/on | he/she had spent (time) |
| nous | we had spent (time) |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had spent (time) |
| ils/elles | they had spent (time) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will spend (time) |
| tu | you will spend (time) |
| il/elle/on | he/she will spend (time) |
| nous | we will spend (time) |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will spend (time) |
| ils/elles | they will spend (time) |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have spent (time) |
| tu | you will have spent (time) |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have spent (time) |
| nous | we will have spent (time) |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have spent (time) |
| ils/elles | they will have spent (time) |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to spend (time) |
| tu | you are going to spend (time) |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to spend (time) |
| nous | we are going to spend (time) |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to spend (time) |
| ils/elles | they are going to spend (time) |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just spent (time) |
| tu | you have just spent (time) |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just spent (time) |
| nous | we have just spent (time) |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just spent (time) |
| ils/elles | they have just spent (time) |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I spent (time) |
| tu | you spent (time) |
| il/elle/on | he/she spent (time) |
| nous | we spent (time) |
| vous | you (plural/formal) spent (time) |
| ils/elles | they spent (time) |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had spent (time) |
| tu | you had spent (time) |
| il/elle/on | he/she had spent (time) |
| nous | we had spent (time) |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had spent (time) |
| ils/elles | they had spent (time) |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would spend (time) |
| tu | you would spend (time) |
| il/elle/on | he/she would spend (time) |
| nous | we would spend (time) |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would spend (time) |
| ils/elles | they would spend (time) |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have spent (time) |
| tu | you would have spent (time) |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have spent (time) |
| nous | we would have spent (time) |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have spent (time) |
| ils/elles | they would have spent (time) |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have spent (time) |
| tu | you would have spent (time) |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have spent (time) |
| nous | we would have spent (time) |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have spent (time) |
| ils/elles | they would have spent (time) |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I spend (time) |
| tu | (that) you spend (time) |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she spends (time) |
| nous | (that) we spend (time) |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) spend (time) |
| ils/elles | (that) they spend (time) |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have spent (time) |
| tu | (that) you have spent (time) |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has spent (time) |
| nous | (that) we have spent (time) |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have spent (time) |
| ils/elles | (that) they have spent (time) |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I spent (time) |
| tu | (that) you spent (time) |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she spent (time) |
| nous | (that) we spent (time) |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) spent (time) |
| ils/elles | (that) they spent (time) |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had spent (time) |
| tu | (that) you had spent (time) |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had spent (time) |
| nous | (that) we had spent (time) |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had spent (time) |
| ils/elles | (that) they had spent (time) |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | spend (time)! |
| nous | let's spend (time)! |
| vous | spend (time)! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have spent (time) by then! |
| nous | let's have spent (time) by then! |
| vous | have spent (time) by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all French entries.