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