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