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