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