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