Temps et modes simples et composés
This chart shows the relationship between the conjugations of simple and compound French tenses and moods: each simple conjugation of être serves as the helping verb of the compound conjugation for a pronominal verb – in these examples, se raser. English translations are provided just to give you a rough idea; click the links for detailed lessons on how to use and translate each tense and mood.
| Simple Tense / Mood | Compound Tense / Mood | |||
| Infinitive | être to be |
Past infinitive | être rasé to have shaved |
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| Present tense | je suis I am |
Passé composé | je me suis rasé I have shaved |
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| Future | je serai I will be |
Future perfect | je me serai rasé I will have shaved |
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| Conditional | je serais I would be |
Conditional perfect | je me serais rasé I would have shaved |
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| Imperfect | j’étais I was (being) |
Pluperfect | je m’étais rasé I had shaved |
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| Passé simple | je fus I was |
Past anterior | je me fus rasé I shaved |
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| Subjunctive | je sois I am/be |
Past subjunctive | je me sois rasé I shaved |
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| Imperfect subjunctive | je fusse I was |
Pluperfect subjunctive | je me fusse rasé I had shaved |
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| Imperative | sois be |
Past imperative | te sois rasé have shaved |
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| Present participle | étant being |
Perfect participle | s’étant rasé having shaved |
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Simple and compound French verb conjugations
- Avoir verbs
- Être verbs
- Pronominal verbs
Related lessons
- Reflexive pronouns
- Pronominal verbs
- Agreement with pronominal verbs
- French verb timeline
- Introduction to verbs
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