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