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raconter

to tell (a story)

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

raconter: Present
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I tell (a story)
tu	you tell (a story)
il/elle/on	he/she tells (a story)
nous	we tell (a story)
vous	you (plural/formal) tell (a story)
ils/elles	they tell (a story)

Compound past

raconter: Compound past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I told (a story); I have told (a story)
tu	you told (a story); you have told (a story)
il/elle/on	he/she told (a story); he/she has told (a story)
nous	we told (a story); we have told (a story)
vous	you (plural/formal) told (a story); you (plural/formal) have told (a story)
ils/elles	they told (a story); they have told (a story)

Imperfect

raconter: Imperfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I used to tell (a story)
tu	you used to tell (a story)
il/elle/on	he/she used to tell (a story)
nous	we used to tell (a story)
vous	you (plural/formal) used to tell (a story)
ils/elles	they used to tell (a story)

Pluperfect

raconter: Pluperfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I had told (a story)
tu	you had told (a story)
il/elle/on	he/she had told (a story)
nous	we had told (a story)
vous	you (plural/formal) had told (a story)
ils/elles	they had told (a story)

Future

raconter: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I will tell (a story)
tu	you will tell (a story)
il/elle/on	he/she will tell (a story)
nous	we will tell (a story)
vous	you (plural/formal) will tell (a story)
ils/elles	they will tell (a story)

Future perfect

raconter: Future perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I will have told (a story)
tu	you will have told (a story)
il/elle/on	he/she will have told (a story)
nous	we will have told (a story)
vous	you (plural/formal) will have told (a story)
ils/elles	they will have told (a story)

Near future

raconter: Near future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I am going to tell (a story)
tu	you are going to tell (a story)
il/elle/on	he/she is going to tell (a story)
nous	we are going to tell (a story)
vous	you (plural/formal) are going to tell (a story)
ils/elles	they are going to tell (a story)

Recent past

raconter: Recent past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I have just told (a story)
tu	you have just told (a story)
il/elle/on	he/she has just told (a story)
nous	we have just told (a story)
vous	you (plural/formal) have just told (a story)
ils/elles	they have just told (a story)

Simple past (literary)

raconter: Simple past (literary)
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I told (a story)
tu	you told (a story)
il/elle/on	he/she told (a story)
nous	we told (a story)
vous	you (plural/formal) told (a story)
ils/elles	they told (a story)

Past anterior (literary)

raconter: Past anterior (literary)
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I had told (a story)
tu	you had told (a story)
il/elle/on	he/she had told (a story)
nous	we had told (a story)
vous	you (plural/formal) had told (a story)
ils/elles	they had told (a story)

Conditional

raconter: Conditional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I would tell (a story)
tu	you would tell (a story)
il/elle/on	he/she would tell (a story)
nous	we would tell (a story)
vous	you (plural/formal) would tell (a story)
ils/elles	they would tell (a story)

Past conditional

raconter: Past conditional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I would have told (a story)
tu	you would have told (a story)
il/elle/on	he/she would have told (a story)
nous	we would have told (a story)
vous	you (plural/formal) would have told (a story)
ils/elles	they would have told (a story)

Past conditional, second form (literary)

raconter: Past conditional, second form (literary)
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I would have told (a story)
tu	you would have told (a story)
il/elle/on	he/she would have told (a story)
nous	we would have told (a story)
vous	you (plural/formal) would have told (a story)
ils/elles	they would have told (a story)

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive

raconter: Present subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	(that) I tell (a story)
tu	(that) you tell (a story)
il/elle/on	(that) he/she tells (a story)
nous	(that) we tell (a story)
vous	(that) you (plural/formal) tell (a story)
ils/elles	(that) they tell (a story)

Past subjunctive

raconter: Past subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	(that) I have told (a story)
tu	(that) you have told (a story)
il/elle/on	(that) he/she has told (a story)
nous	(that) we have told (a story)
vous	(that) you (plural/formal) have told (a story)
ils/elles	(that) they have told (a story)

Imperfect subjunctive (literary)

raconter: Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	(that) I told (a story)
tu	(that) you told (a story)
il/elle/on	(that) he/she told (a story)
nous	(that) we told (a story)
vous	(that) you (plural/formal) told (a story)
ils/elles	(that) they told (a story)

Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)

raconter: Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	(that) I had told (a story)
tu	(that) you had told (a story)
il/elle/on	(that) he/she had told (a story)
nous	(that) we had told (a story)
vous	(that) you (plural/formal) had told (a story)
ils/elles	(that) they had told (a story)

Imperative

raconter: Imperative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
tu	tell (a story)!
nous	let's tell (a story)!
vous	tell (a story)! (plural/formal)

Past imperative

raconter: Past imperative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
tu	have told (a story) by then!
nous	let's have told (a story) by then!
vous	have told (a story) by then! (plural/formal)

Additional forms

Gerund
Present participle
Past participle: / / /
Past infinitive
Perfect participle

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