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