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