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