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