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