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