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