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