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