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