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