French reference
s'engager
to commit oneself; to get involved; to enlist; to enter, turn onto
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 commit myself |
| tu | you commit yourself |
| il/elle/on | he/she commits himself/herself |
| nous | we commit ourselves |
| vous | you (plural/formal) commit yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | they commit themselves |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I committed myself; I have committed myself |
| tu | you committed yourself; you have committed yourself |
| il/elle/on | he/she committed himself/herself; he/she has committed himself/herself |
| nous | we committed ourselves; we have committed ourselves |
| vous | you (plural/formal) committed yourself/yourselves; you (plural/formal) have committed yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | they committed themselves; they have committed themselves |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to commit myself |
| tu | you used to commit yourself |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to commit himself/herself |
| nous | we used to commit ourselves |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to commit yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | they used to commit themselves |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had committed myself |
| tu | you had committed yourself |
| il/elle/on | he/she had committed himself/herself |
| nous | we had committed ourselves |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had committed yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | they had committed themselves |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will commit myself |
| tu | you will commit yourself |
| il/elle/on | he/she will commit himself/herself |
| nous | we will commit ourselves |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will commit yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | they will commit themselves |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have committed myself |
| tu | you will have committed yourself |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have committed himself/herself |
| nous | we will have committed ourselves |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have committed yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | they will have committed themselves |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to commit myself |
| tu | you are going to commit yourself |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to commit himself/herself |
| nous | we are going to commit ourselves |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to commit yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | they are going to commit themselves |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just committed myself |
| tu | you have just committed yourself |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just committed himself/herself |
| nous | we have just committed ourselves |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just committed yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | they have just committed themselves |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I committed myself |
| tu | you committed yourself |
| il/elle/on | he/she committed himself/herself |
| nous | we committed ourselves |
| vous | you (plural/formal) committed yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | they committed themselves |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had committed myself |
| tu | you had committed yourself |
| il/elle/on | he/she had committed himself/herself |
| nous | we had committed ourselves |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had committed yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | they had committed themselves |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would commit myself |
| tu | you would commit yourself |
| il/elle/on | he/she would commit himself/herself |
| nous | we would commit ourselves |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would commit yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | they would commit themselves |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have committed myself |
| tu | you would have committed yourself |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have committed himself/herself |
| nous | we would have committed ourselves |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have committed yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | they would have committed themselves |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have committed myself |
| tu | you would have committed yourself |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have committed himself/herself |
| nous | we would have committed ourselves |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have committed yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | they would have committed themselves |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I commit myself |
| tu | (that) you commit yourself |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she commits himself/herself |
| nous | (that) we commit ourselves |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) commit yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | (that) they commit themselves |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have committed myself |
| tu | (that) you have committed yourself |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has committed himself/herself |
| nous | (that) we have committed ourselves |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have committed yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | (that) they have committed themselves |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I committed myself |
| tu | (that) you committed yourself |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she committed himself/herself |
| nous | (that) we committed ourselves |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) committed yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | (that) they committed themselves |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had committed myself |
| tu | (that) you had committed yourself |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had committed himself/herself |
| nous | (that) we had committed ourselves |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had committed yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | (that) they had committed themselves |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | commit yourself! |
| nous | let's commit ourselves! |
| vous | commit yourself/yourselves! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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