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