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