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