French reference
s'évanouir
to faint
Regular · 18 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 faint |
| tu | you faint |
| il/elle/on | he/she faints |
| nous | we faint |
| vous | you (plural/formal) faint |
| ils/elles | they faint |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I fainted; I have fainted |
| tu | you fainted; you have fainted |
| il/elle/on | he/she fainted; he/she has fainted |
| nous | we fainted; we have fainted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) fainted; you (plural/formal) have fainted |
| ils/elles | they fainted; they have fainted |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to faint |
| tu | you used to faint |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to faint |
| nous | we used to faint |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to faint |
| ils/elles | they used to faint |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had fainted |
| tu | you had fainted |
| il/elle/on | he/she had fainted |
| nous | we had fainted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had fainted |
| ils/elles | they had fainted |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will faint |
| tu | you will faint |
| il/elle/on | he/she will faint |
| nous | we will faint |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will faint |
| ils/elles | they will faint |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have fainted |
| tu | you will have fainted |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have fainted |
| nous | we will have fainted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have fainted |
| ils/elles | they will have fainted |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to faint |
| tu | you are going to faint |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to faint |
| nous | we are going to faint |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to faint |
| ils/elles | they are going to faint |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just fainted |
| tu | you have just fainted |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just fainted |
| nous | we have just fainted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just fainted |
| ils/elles | they have just fainted |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I fainted |
| tu | you fainted |
| il/elle/on | he/she fainted |
| nous | we fainted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) fainted |
| ils/elles | they fainted |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had fainted |
| tu | you had fainted |
| il/elle/on | he/she had fainted |
| nous | we had fainted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had fainted |
| ils/elles | they had fainted |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would faint |
| tu | you would faint |
| il/elle/on | he/she would faint |
| nous | we would faint |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would faint |
| ils/elles | they would faint |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have fainted |
| tu | you would have fainted |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have fainted |
| nous | we would have fainted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have fainted |
| ils/elles | they would have fainted |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have fainted |
| tu | you would have fainted |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have fainted |
| nous | we would have fainted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have fainted |
| ils/elles | they would have fainted |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I faint |
| tu | (that) you faint |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she faints |
| nous | (that) we faint |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) faint |
| ils/elles | (that) they faint |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have fainted |
| tu | (that) you have fainted |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has fainted |
| nous | (that) we have fainted |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have fainted |
| ils/elles | (that) they have fainted |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I fainted |
| tu | (that) you fainted |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she fainted |
| nous | (that) we fainted |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) fainted |
| ils/elles | (that) they fainted |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had fainted |
| tu | (that) you had fainted |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had fainted |
| nous | (that) we had fainted |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had fainted |
| ils/elles | (that) they had fainted |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | faint! |
| nous | let's faint! |
| vous | faint! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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