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