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Conjugation of the French verb former

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb former, along with their English translations.

former is a regular verb


Verb phrases



InfinitiveScored
formerto form

PresentScored
tu formesyou form
nous formonswe form
vous formezyou form
ils formentthey form
elles formentthey form

ImperfectScored
je formaisI was forming
tu formaisyou were forming
il formaithe was forming
elle formaitshe was forming
nous formionswe were forming
vous formiezyou were forming
ils formaientthey were forming
elles formaientthey were forming

Past Historic / Passé Simple
This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.
Scored
je formaiI formed
tu formasyou formed
il formahe formed
elle formashe formed
nous formâmeswe formed
vous formâtesyou formed
ils formèrentthey formed
elles formèrentthey formed

Passé ComposéScored
j'ai forméI formed
tu as forméyou formed
il a forméhe formed
elle a forméshe formed
nous avons forméwe formed
vous avez forméyou formed
ils ont forméthey formed
elles ont forméthey formed

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfaitScored
j'avais forméI had formed
tu avais forméyou had formed
il avait forméhe had formed
elle avait forméshe had formed
nous avions forméwe had formed
vous aviez forméyou had formed
ils avaient forméthey had formed
elles avaient forméthey had formed

FutureScored
je formeraiI will form
tu formerasyou will form
il formerahe will form
elle formerashe will form
nous formeronswe will form
vous formerezyou will form
ils formerontthey will form
elles formerontthey will form

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur
The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.
Scored
j'aurai forméI will have formed
tu auras forméyou will have formed
il aura forméhe will have formed
elle aura forméshe will have formed
nous aurons forméwe will have formed
vous aurez forméyou will have formed
ils auront forméthey will have formed
elles auront forméthey will have formed

ConditionalScored
je formeraisI would form
tu formeraisyou would form
il formeraithe would form
elle formeraitshe would form
nous formerionswe would form
vous formeriezyou would form
ils formeraientthey would form
elles formeraientthey would form

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé
The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.
Scored
j'aurais forméI would have formed
tu aurais forméyou would have formed
il aurait forméhe would have formed
elle aurait forméshe would have formed
nous aurions forméwe would have formed
vous auriez forméyou would have formed
ils auraient forméthey would have formed
elles auraient forméthey would have formed

Present SubjunctiveScored
(... que) nous formions(... that) we form
(... que) vous formiez(... that) you form
(... que) ils forment(... that) they form
(... que) elles forment(... that) they form

Imperfect SubjunctiveScored
(... que) je formasse(... that) I was forming
(... que) tu formasses(... that) you were forming
(... que) il formât(... that) he was forming
(... que) elle formât(... that) she was forming
(... que) nous formassions(... that) we were forming
(... que) vous formassiez(... that) you were forming
(... que) ils formassent(... that) they were forming
(... que) elles formassent(... that) they were forming

ImperativeScored
formonsLet's form
formez Form

Present ParticipleScored
formant forming

Past ParticipleScored
formé formed

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