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