French reference
saisir
to sear; to grasp; to understand; to enter (data); to seize
Regular · 19 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 sear |
| tu | you sear |
| il/elle/on | he/she sears |
| nous | we sear |
| vous | you (plural/formal) sear |
| ils/elles | they sear |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I seared; I have seared |
| tu | you seared; you have seared |
| il/elle/on | he/she seared; he/she has seared |
| nous | we seared; we have seared |
| vous | you (plural/formal) seared; you (plural/formal) have seared |
| ils/elles | they seared; they have seared |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to sear |
| tu | you used to sear |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to sear |
| nous | we used to sear |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to sear |
| ils/elles | they used to sear |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had seared |
| tu | you had seared |
| il/elle/on | he/she had seared |
| nous | we had seared |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had seared |
| ils/elles | they had seared |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will sear |
| tu | you will sear |
| il/elle/on | he/she will sear |
| nous | we will sear |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will sear |
| ils/elles | they will sear |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have seared |
| tu | you will have seared |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have seared |
| nous | we will have seared |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have seared |
| ils/elles | they will have seared |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to sear |
| tu | you are going to sear |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to sear |
| nous | we are going to sear |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to sear |
| ils/elles | they are going to sear |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just seared |
| tu | you have just seared |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just seared |
| nous | we have just seared |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just seared |
| ils/elles | they have just seared |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I seared |
| tu | you seared |
| il/elle/on | he/she seared |
| nous | we seared |
| vous | you (plural/formal) seared |
| ils/elles | they seared |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had seared |
| tu | you had seared |
| il/elle/on | he/she had seared |
| nous | we had seared |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had seared |
| ils/elles | they had seared |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would sear |
| tu | you would sear |
| il/elle/on | he/she would sear |
| nous | we would sear |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would sear |
| ils/elles | they would sear |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have seared |
| tu | you would have seared |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have seared |
| nous | we would have seared |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have seared |
| ils/elles | they would have seared |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have seared |
| tu | you would have seared |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have seared |
| nous | we would have seared |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have seared |
| ils/elles | they would have seared |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I sear |
| tu | (that) you sear |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she sears |
| nous | (that) we sear |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) sear |
| ils/elles | (that) they sear |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have seared |
| tu | (that) you have seared |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has seared |
| nous | (that) we have seared |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have seared |
| ils/elles | (that) they have seared |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I seared |
| tu | (that) you seared |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she seared |
| nous | (that) we seared |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) seared |
| ils/elles | (that) they seared |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had seared |
| tu | (that) you had seared |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had seared |
| nous | (that) we had seared |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had seared |
| ils/elles | (that) they had seared |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | sear! |
| nous | let's sear! |
| vous | sear! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have seared by then! |
| nous | let's have seared by then! |
| vous | have seared by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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