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