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