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