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