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