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