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