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