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