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