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