French Mood Verb Tenses 1. A!rmative 2. Negative 3.

Interrogative
Le prsent de lindicatif
Present simple
Present progressive
Il parle.
He speaks.
He is speaking.
He does speak.
Il ne parle pas.
He doesnt speak.
Hes not speaking.
Est-ce quil parle ?
Does he speak?
Is he speaking?
Le prsent (tre en train de)
Present continuous
Il est en train de parler.
He is (in the middle of) speaking.
Il nest pas en train de parler.
He is not (in the middle of) speaking.
Est-il en train de parler ?
Is he (in the middle of) speaking?
Limparfait de lindicatif
Past continuous
Il parlait.
Il tait en train de parler.
He was speaking.
Il ne parlait pas.
Il ntait pas en train de parler.
He was not speaking.
Parlait-il ?
tait-il en train de parler ?
Was he speaking?
Le pass simple
Past simple
Il parla.
He spoke.
Il ne parla pas.
He didnt speak.
Parla-t-il ?
Did he speak?
Le pass compos
Perfect simple
Perfect past
Il a parl.
He spoke
He did speak.
He has been speaking.
Il na pas parl.
He didnt speak.
He has not spoken.
He has not been speaking.
A-t-il parl ?
Did he speak?
Has he been speaking?
Le plus-que-parfait
Past perfect
Il avait parl.
He had spoken.
He had been speaking.
Il navait pas parl.
He hadnt spoken.
He hadnt been speaking.
Avait-il parl ?
Had he spoken?
Had he been speaking?
Le pass rcent
Past recent.
Il vient de parler.
He just spoke.
Il ne vient pas de parler.
He did not just speak.
Vient-il de parler ?
Did he just speak?
Le futur simple
Future simple
Il parlera.
He will speak.
Il ne parlera pas.
He will not speak.
Parlera-t-il ?
Will he speak?
Le futur antrieur
Future perfect
Il aura parl.
He will have spoken
He will have been speaking.
Il naura pas parl.
He will not have spoken.
He will not have been speaking.
Aura-t-il parl ?
Will he have spoken?
Will he have been speaking?
Le futur proche
Future be going to
Il va parler.
Hes going to speak.
Il ne va pas parler.
Hes not going to speak.
Va-t-il parler ?
Is he going to speak?
Le subjonctif prsent
Present subjonctive
quil parle.
that he speaks.
quil ne parle pas.
that he doesnt speak.
Le subjonctif pass
Past subjunctive
quil ait parl.
that he spoke.
quil nait pas parl.
that he didnt speak
Le subjonctif imparfait
Imperfect subjunctive
quil parlt.
that he was speaking.
quil ne parlt pas.
that he wasnt speaking.
Le conditionnel prsent
Present conditional
Il parlerait.
He would speak.
He would be speaking.
Il ne parlerait pas.
He wouldnt speak.
He wouldnt be speaking.
Parlerait-il ?
Would he speak?
Would he be speaking?
Le conditionnel pass
Past conditional
Il aurait parl.
He would have spoken.
He would have been speaking.
Il naurait pas parl.
He wouldnt have spoken.
He wouldnt have been speaking.
Aurait-il parl ?
Would he have spoken?
Would he have been speaking?
Lindicatif
The indicative
indicates certainty about
an action.
Le conditionnel
The conditional
indicates that an action
will be completed based
on other conditions.
Le subjonctif
The subjunctive
indicates uncertainty or
doubt about an action.



Verb Tenses 1. A!rmative 2. Negative
La voix active prsent
La voix passive prsent
Anne fait la tarte. Anne makes the pie.
La tarte est faite par Anne. The pie is made by Anne.
Anne ne fait pas la tarte. Anne does not make the pie.
La tarte nest pas faite par Anne. The pie is not made by Anne.
La voix active imparfait
La voix passive imparfait
Anne faisait la tarte. Anne was making the pie.
La tarte tait faite par Anne. The pie was being made by Anne.
Anne ne faisait pas la tarte. Anne was not making the pie.
La tarte ntait pas faite par Anne. The pie was not being made by Anne.
La voix active pass simple
La voix passive pass simple
Anne t la tarte. Anne made the pie.
La tarte fut faite par Anne. The pie was made by Anne.
Anne ne t pas la tarte. Anne didnt make the pie.
La tarte ne fut pas faite par Anne. The pie was not made by Anne.
La voix active pass compos
La voix passive pass compos
Anne a fait la tarte. Anne made the pie.
La tarte a t faite par Anne. The pie was made by Anne.
Anne na pas fait la tarte. Anne didnt make the pie.
La tarte na pas t faite par Anne. The pie was not made by Anne.
La voix active plus-que-parfait
La voix passive plus-que-parfait
Anne avait fait la tarte. Anne had made the pie.
La tarte avait t faite par Anne. The pie had been made by Anne.
Anne navait pas fait la tarte. Anne had not made the pie.
La tarte navait pas t faite par Anne. The pie had not been made by Anne.
La voix active passe rcent
La voix passive passe rcent
Anne vient de faire la tarte. Anne just made the pie.
La tarte vient dtre faite par Anne. The pie was just made by Anne.
Anne ne vient pas de faire la tarte. Anne did not just make the pie.
La tarte ne vient pas dtre faite par Anne. The pie was not just made by Anne.
La voix active futur
La voix passive futur
Anne fera la tarte. Anne will make the pie.
La tarte sera faite par Anne. The pie will be made by Anne.
Anne ne fera pas la tarte. Anne will not make the pie.
La tarte ne sera pas faite par Anne. The pie will not be made by Anne.
La voix active futur antrieur
La voix passive futur antrieur
Anne aura fait la tarte. Anne will have made the pie.
La tarte sera faite par Anne. The pie will have been made by Anne.
Anne naura pas fait la tarte. Anne will not have made the pie.
La tarte ne sera pas faite par Anne. The pie will not have been made by Anne.
La voix active futur proche
La voix passive futur proche
Anne va faire la tarte. Anne is going to make the pie.
La tart va tre faite par Anne. The pie is going to be made by Anne.
Anne ne va pas faire la tarte. Anne is not going to make the pie.
La tart ne va pas tre faite par Anne. The pie is going to be made by Anne.
La voix active subjonctif
La voix passive subjonctif
Je veux quAnne fasse la tarte. I want Anne to make the pie.
Je veux que la tarte soit faite par Anne. I want the pie to be made by Anne.
Je veux quAnne ne fasse pas la tarte. I dont want Anne to make the pie.
Je veux que la tarte ne soit pas faite par Anne. I want the pie to not be made by Anne.
La voix active subjonctif pass
La voix passive subjonctif pass
Je veux quAnne ait fait la tarte. I want Anne to have made the pie.
Je veux que la tarte ait t faite par Anne. I want the pie to have been made
by Anne.
Je veux quAnne nait pas fait la tarte. I dont want Anne to have made the pie.
Je veux que la tarte nait t pas faite par Anne. I want the pie to have not
been made by Anne.
La voix active subjonctif
imparfait / La voix passive
subjonctif imparfait
Je veux quAnne ft la tarte. I want Anne making the pie.
Je veux que la tarte ft faite par Anne. I want the pie to have been made by Anne.
Je veux quAnne ne ft pas la tarte. I dont want Anne making the pie.
Je veux que la tarte ne ft pas faite par Anne. I want the pie to have not been made
by Anne.
La voix active conditionnel
La voix passive conditionnel
Anne ferait la tarte. Anne would make the pie.
La tarte serait faite par Anne. The pie would be made by Anne.
Anne ne ferait pas la tarte. Anne would not make the pie.
La tarte ne serait pas faite par Anne. The pie would not be made by Anne.
La voix active conditionnel
pass / La voix passive
conditionnel pass
Anne aurait fait la tarte. Anne would have been making the pie.
La tarte aurait t faite par Anne. The pie would have been made by Anne.
Anne naurait pas fait la tarte. Anne would not have been making the pie.
La tarte naurait pas t faite par Anne. The pie would not have been made by Anne.
Passive Voice vs. Active Voice