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