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