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