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