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