| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | suisI am | sois(that) I am |
| tu | esyou are | sois(that) you are |
| il/elle/on | esthe/she/one is | soit(that) he/she/one is |
| nous | sommeswe are | soyons(that) we are |
| vous | êtesyou all are | soyez(that) you all are |
| ils/elles | sontthey are | soient(that) they are |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | ai étéI have been | aie été(that) I have been |
| tu | as étéyou have been | aies été(that) you have been |
| il/elle/on | a étéhe/she/one has been | ait été(that) he/she/one has been |
| nous | avons étéwe have been | ayons été(that) we have been |
| vous | avez étéyou all have been | ayez été(that) you all have been |
| ils/elles | ont ététhey have been | aient été(that) they have been |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | étaisI was | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | étaisyou were | |
| il/elle/on | étaithe/she/one was | |
| nous | étionswe were | |
| vous | étiezyou all were | |
| ils/elles | étaientthey were |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | seraiI will be | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | serasyou will be | |
| il/elle/on | serahe/she/one will be | |
| nous | seronswe will be | |
| vous | serezyou all will be | |
| ils/elles | serontthey will be |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | seraisI would be | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | seraisyou would be | |
| il/elle/on | seraithe/she/one would be | |
| nous | serionswe would be | |
| vous | seriezyou all would be | |
| ils/elles | seraientthey would be |
| Pronoun | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| tu | soisbe | ne sois pasdon't be |
| nous | soyonslet's be | ne soyons paslet's not be |
| vous | soyezbe | ne soyez pasdon't be |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | avais étéI had been | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | avais étéyou had been | |
| il/elle/on | avait étéhe/she/one had been | |
| nous | avions étéwe had been | |
| vous | aviez étéyou all had been | |
| ils/elles | avaient ététhey had been |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | aurais étéI would have been | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | aurais étéyou would have been | |
| il/elle/on | aurait étéhe/she/one would have been | |
| nous | aurions étéwe would have been | |
| vous | auriez étéyou all would have been | |
| ils/elles | auraient ététhey would have been |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | aurai étéI will have been | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | auras étéyou will have been | |
| il/elle/on | aura étéhe/she/one will have been | |
| nous | aurons étéwe will have been | |
| vous | aurez étéyou all will have been | |
| ils/elles | auront ététhey will have been |
Only used in writing (novels, history, formal texts). In speech, French uses the passé composé instead.
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | fusI was | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | fusyou were | |
| il/elle/on | futhe/she/one was | |
| nous | fûmeswe were | |
| vous | fûtesyou all were | |
| ils/elles | furentthey were |