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