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