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