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