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