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