French reference

repérer

to spot, to locate

Stem change · 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

repérer: Present
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
jeI spot
tuyou spot
il/elle/onhe/she spots
nouswe spot
vousyou (plural/formal) spot
ils/ellesthey spot

Compound past

repérer: Compound past
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
jeI spotted; I have spotted
tuyou spotted; you have spotted
il/elle/onhe/she spotted; he/she has spotted
nouswe spotted; we have spotted
vousyou (plural/formal) spotted; you (plural/formal) have spotted
ils/ellesthey spotted; they have spotted

Imperfect

repérer: Imperfect
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
jeI used to spot
tuyou used to spot
il/elle/onhe/she used to spot
nouswe used to spot
vousyou (plural/formal) used to spot
ils/ellesthey used to spot

Pluperfect

repérer: Pluperfect
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
jeI had spotted
tuyou had spotted
il/elle/onhe/she had spotted
nouswe had spotted
vousyou (plural/formal) had spotted
ils/ellesthey had spotted

Future

repérer: Future
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
jeI will spot
tuyou will spot
il/elle/onhe/she will spot
nouswe will spot
vousyou (plural/formal) will spot
ils/ellesthey will spot

Future perfect

repérer: Future perfect
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
jeI will have spotted
tuyou will have spotted
il/elle/onhe/she will have spotted
nouswe will have spotted
vousyou (plural/formal) will have spotted
ils/ellesthey will have spotted

Near future

repérer: Near future
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
jeI am going to spot
tuyou are going to spot
il/elle/onhe/she is going to spot
nouswe are going to spot
vousyou (plural/formal) are going to spot
ils/ellesthey are going to spot

Recent past

repérer: Recent past
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
jeI have just spotted
tuyou have just spotted
il/elle/onhe/she has just spotted
nouswe have just spotted
vousyou (plural/formal) have just spotted
ils/ellesthey have just spotted

Simple past (literary)

repérer: Simple past (literary)
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
jeI spotted
tuyou spotted
il/elle/onhe/she spotted
nouswe spotted
vousyou (plural/formal) spotted
ils/ellesthey spotted

Past anterior (literary)

repérer: Past anterior (literary)
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
jeI had spotted
tuyou had spotted
il/elle/onhe/she had spotted
nouswe had spotted
vousyou (plural/formal) had spotted
ils/ellesthey had spotted

Conditional

Conditional

repérer: Conditional
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
jeI would spot
tuyou would spot
il/elle/onhe/she would spot
nouswe would spot
vousyou (plural/formal) would spot
ils/ellesthey would spot

Past conditional

repérer: Past conditional
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
jeI would have spotted
tuyou would have spotted
il/elle/onhe/she would have spotted
nouswe would have spotted
vousyou (plural/formal) would have spotted
ils/ellesthey would have spotted

Past conditional, second form (literary)

repérer: Past conditional, second form (literary)
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
jeI would have spotted
tuyou would have spotted
il/elle/onhe/she would have spotted
nouswe would have spotted
vousyou (plural/formal) would have spotted
ils/ellesthey would have spotted

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive

repérer: Present subjunctive
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
je(that) I spot
tu(that) you spot
il/elle/on(that) he/she spots
nous(that) we spot
vous(that) you (plural/formal) spot
ils/elles(that) they spot

Past subjunctive

repérer: Past subjunctive
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
je(that) I have spotted
tu(that) you have spotted
il/elle/on(that) he/she has spotted
nous(that) we have spotted
vous(that) you (plural/formal) have spotted
ils/elles(that) they have spotted

Imperfect subjunctive (literary)

repérer: Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
je(that) I spotted
tu(that) you spotted
il/elle/on(that) he/she spotted
nous(that) we spotted
vous(that) you (plural/formal) spotted
ils/elles(that) they spotted

Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)

repérer: Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
je(that) I had spotted
tu(that) you had spotted
il/elle/on(that) he/she had spotted
nous(that) we had spotted
vous(that) you (plural/formal) had spotted
ils/elles(that) they had spotted

Imperative

Imperative

repérer: Imperative
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
tuspot!
nouslet's spot!
vousspot! (plural/formal)

Past imperative

repérer: Past imperative
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
tuhave spotted by then!
nouslet's have spotted by then!
voushave spotted by then! (plural/formal)

Additional forms

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

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