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