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