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