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