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Conjugation of the French verb signifier

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

signifier is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
signifier	to mean

Present		Scored
je signifie	I mean
tu signifies	you mean
il signifie	he means
elle signifie	she means
nous signifions	we mean
vous signifiez	you mean
ils signifient	they mean
elles signifient	they mean

Imperfect		Scored
je signifiais	I was meaning
tu signifiais	you were meaning
il signifiait	he was meaning
elle signifiait	she was meaning
nous signifiions	we were meaning
vous signifiiez	you were meaning
ils signifiaient	they were meaning
elles signifiaient	they were meaning

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 signifiai	I meant
tu signifias	you meant
il signifia	he meant
elle signifia	she meant
nous signifiâmes	we meant
vous signifiâtes	you meant
ils signifièrent	they meant
elles signifièrent	they meant

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai signifié	I have meant
tu as signifié	you have meant
il a signifié	he has meant
elle a signifié	she has meant
nous avons signifié	we have meant
vous avez signifié	you have meant
ils ont signifié	they have meant
elles ont signifié	they have meant

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais signifié	I had meant
tu avais signifié	you had meant
il avait signifié	he had meant
elle avait signifié	she had meant
nous avions signifié	we had meant
vous aviez signifié	you had meant
ils avaient signifié	they had meant
elles avaient signifié	they had meant

Future		Scored
je signifierai	I will mean
tu signifieras	you will mean
il signifiera	he will mean
elle signifiera	she will mean
nous signifierons	we will mean
vous signifierez	you will mean
ils signifieront	they will mean
elles signifieront	they will mean

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 signifié	I will have meant
tu auras signifié	you will have meant
il aura signifié	he will have meant
elle aura signifié	she will have meant
nous aurons signifié	we will have meant
vous aurez signifié	you will have meant
ils auront signifié	they will have meant
elles auront signifié	they will have meant

Conditional		Scored
je signifierais	I would mean
tu signifierais	you would mean
il signifierait	he would mean
elle signifierait	she would mean
nous signifierions	we would mean
vous signifieriez	you would mean
ils signifieraient	they would mean
elles signifieraient	they would mean

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 signifié	I would have meant
tu aurais signifié	you would have meant
il aurait signifié	he would have meant
elle aurait signifié	she would have meant
nous aurions signifié	we would have meant
vous auriez signifié	you would have meant
ils auraient signifié	they would have meant
elles auraient signifié	they would have meant

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je signifie	(... that) I mean
(... que) tu signifies	(... that) you mean
(... que) il signifie	(... that) he means
(... que) elle signifie	(... that) she means
(... que) nous signifiions	(... that) we mean
(... que) vous signifiiez	(... that) you mean
(... que) ils signifient	(... that) they mean
(... que) elles signifient	(... that) they mean

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je signifiasse	(... that) I was meaning
(... que) tu signifiasses	(... that) you were meaning
(... que) il signifiât	(... that) he was meaning
(... que) elle signifiât	(... that) she was meaning
(... que) nous signifiassions	(... that) we were meaning
(... que) vous signifiassiez	(... that) you were meaning
(... que) ils signifiassent	(... that) they were meaning
(... que) elles signifiassent	(... that) they were meaning

Imperative		Scored
signifie	Mean
signifions	Let's mean
signifiez	Mean

Present Participle		Scored
signifiant	meaning

Past Participle		Scored
signifié	meant

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