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signer
to sign
Regular · 19 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 sign |
| tu | you sign |
| il/elle/on | he/she signs |
| nous | we sign |
| vous | you (plural/formal) sign |
| ils/elles | they sign |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I signed; I have signed |
| tu | you signed; you have signed |
| il/elle/on | he/she signed; he/she has signed |
| nous | we signed; we have signed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) signed; you (plural/formal) have signed |
| ils/elles | they signed; they have signed |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to sign |
| tu | you used to sign |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to sign |
| nous | we used to sign |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to sign |
| ils/elles | they used to sign |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had signed |
| tu | you had signed |
| il/elle/on | he/she had signed |
| nous | we had signed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had signed |
| ils/elles | they had signed |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will sign |
| tu | you will sign |
| il/elle/on | he/she will sign |
| nous | we will sign |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will sign |
| ils/elles | they will sign |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have signed |
| tu | you will have signed |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have signed |
| nous | we will have signed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have signed |
| ils/elles | they will have signed |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to sign |
| tu | you are going to sign |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to sign |
| nous | we are going to sign |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to sign |
| ils/elles | they are going to sign |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just signed |
| tu | you have just signed |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just signed |
| nous | we have just signed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just signed |
| ils/elles | they have just signed |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I signed |
| tu | you signed |
| il/elle/on | he/she signed |
| nous | we signed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) signed |
| ils/elles | they signed |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had signed |
| tu | you had signed |
| il/elle/on | he/she had signed |
| nous | we had signed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had signed |
| ils/elles | they had signed |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would sign |
| tu | you would sign |
| il/elle/on | he/she would sign |
| nous | we would sign |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would sign |
| ils/elles | they would sign |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have signed |
| tu | you would have signed |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have signed |
| nous | we would have signed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have signed |
| ils/elles | they would have signed |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have signed |
| tu | you would have signed |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have signed |
| nous | we would have signed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have signed |
| ils/elles | they would have signed |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I sign |
| tu | (that) you sign |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she signs |
| nous | (that) we sign |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) sign |
| ils/elles | (that) they sign |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have signed |
| tu | (that) you have signed |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has signed |
| nous | (that) we have signed |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have signed |
| ils/elles | (that) they have signed |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I signed |
| tu | (that) you signed |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she signed |
| nous | (that) we signed |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) signed |
| ils/elles | (that) they signed |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had signed |
| tu | (that) you had signed |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had signed |
| nous | (that) we had signed |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had signed |
| ils/elles | (that) they had signed |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | sign! |
| nous | let's sign! |
| vous | sign! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have signed by then! |
| nous | let's have signed by then! |
| vous | have signed by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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