French reference
se produire
to happen, to occur
Irregular · 17 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 |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | it happens |
| ils/elles | they happen |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | it happened; it has happened |
| ils/elles | they happened; they have happened |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | it used to happen |
| ils/elles | they used to happen |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | it had happened |
| ils/elles | they had happened |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | it will happen |
| ils/elles | they will happen |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | it will have happened |
| ils/elles | they will have happened |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | it is going to happen |
| ils/elles | they are going to happen |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | it has just happened |
| ils/elles | they have just happened |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | it happened |
| ils/elles | they happened |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | it had happened |
| ils/elles | they had happened |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | it would happen |
| ils/elles | they would happen |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | it would have happened |
| ils/elles | they would have happened |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | it would have happened |
| ils/elles | they would have happened |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | (that) it happens |
| ils/elles | (that) they happen |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | (that) it has happened |
| ils/elles | (that) they have happened |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | (that) it happened |
| ils/elles | (that) they happened |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| il/elle/on | (that) it had happened |
| ils/elles | (that) they had happened |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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