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