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