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