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