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