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