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