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