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