| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | lisI read | lise(that) I read |
| tu | lisyou read | lises(that) you read |
| il/elle/on | lithe/she/one reads | lise(that) he/she/one reads |
| nous | lisonswe read | lisions(that) we read |
| vous | lisezyou all read | lisiez(that) you all read |
| ils/elles | lisentthey read | lisent(that) they read |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | ai luI have read | aie lu(that) I have read |
| tu | as luyou have read | aies lu(that) you have read |
| il/elle/on | a luhe/she/one has read | ait lu(that) he/she/one has read |
| nous | avons luwe have read | ayons lu(that) we have read |
| vous | avez luyou all have read | ayez lu(that) you all have read |
| ils/elles | ont luthey have read | aient lu(that) they have read |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | lisaisI was reading | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | lisaisyou were reading | |
| il/elle/on | lisaithe/she/one was reading | |
| nous | lisionswe were reading | |
| vous | lisiezyou all were reading | |
| ils/elles | lisaientthey were reading |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | liraiI will read | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | lirasyou will read | |
| il/elle/on | lirahe/she/one will read | |
| nous | lironswe will read | |
| vous | lirezyou all will read | |
| ils/elles | lirontthey will read |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | liraisI would read | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | liraisyou would read | |
| il/elle/on | liraithe/she/one would read | |
| nous | lirionswe would read | |
| vous | liriezyou all would read | |
| ils/elles | liraientthey would read |
| Pronoun | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| tu | lisread | ne lis pasdon't read |
| nous | lisonslet's read | ne lisons paslet's not read |
| vous | lisezread | ne lisez pasdon't read |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | avais luI had read | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | avais luyou had read | |
| il/elle/on | avait luhe/she/one had read | |
| nous | avions luwe had read | |
| vous | aviez luyou all had read | |
| ils/elles | avaient luthey had read |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | aurais luI would have read | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | aurais luyou would have read | |
| il/elle/on | aurait luhe/she/one would have read | |
| nous | aurions luwe would have read | |
| vous | auriez luyou all would have read | |
| ils/elles | auraient luthey would have read |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | aurai luI will have read | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | auras luyou will have read | |
| il/elle/on | aura luhe/she/one will have read | |
| nous | aurons luwe will have read | |
| vous | aurez luyou all will have read | |
| ils/elles | auront luthey will have read |
Only used in writing (novels, history, formal texts). In speech, French uses the passé composé instead.
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | lusI read | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | lusyou read | |
| il/elle/on | luthe/she/one read | |
| nous | lûmeswe read | |
| vous | lûtesyou all read | |
| ils/elles | lurentthey read |