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