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