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