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