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