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