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