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