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