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