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