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