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