French reference
pleuvoir
to rain
Irregular · 17 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 |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | it rains |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | it rained; it has rained |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | it used to rain |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | it had rained |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | it will rain |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | it will have rained |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | it is going to rain |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | it has just rained |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | it rained |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | it had rained |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | it would rain |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | it would have rained |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | it would have rained |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | (that) it rains |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | (that) it has rained |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | (that) it rained |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | (that) it had rained |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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