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