| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | penseI think | pense(that) I think |
| tu | pensesyou think | penses(that) you think |
| il/elle/on | pensehe/she/one thinks | pense(that) he/she/one thinks |
| nous | pensonswe think | pensions(that) we think |
| vous | pensezyou all think | pensiez(that) you all think |
| ils/elles | pensentthey think | pensent(that) they think |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | ai penséI have thought | aie pensé(that) I have thought |
| tu | as penséyou have thought | aies pensé(that) you have thought |
| il/elle/on | a penséhe/she/one has thought | ait pensé(that) he/she/one has thought |
| nous | avons penséwe have thought | ayons pensé(that) we have thought |
| vous | avez penséyou all have thought | ayez pensé(that) you all have thought |
| ils/elles | ont penséthey have thought | aient pensé(that) they have thought |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | pensaisI was thinking | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | pensaisyou were thinking | |
| il/elle/on | pensaithe/she/one was thinking | |
| nous | pensionswe were thinking | |
| vous | pensiezyou all were thinking | |
| ils/elles | pensaientthey were thinking |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | penseraiI will think | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | penserasyou will think | |
| il/elle/on | penserahe/she/one will think | |
| nous | penseronswe will think | |
| vous | penserezyou all will think | |
| ils/elles | penserontthey will think |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | penseraisI would think | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | penseraisyou would think | |
| il/elle/on | penseraithe/she/one would think | |
| nous | penserionswe would think | |
| vous | penseriezyou all would think | |
| ils/elles | penseraientthey would think |
| Pronoun | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| tu | pensethink | ne pense pasdon't think |
| nous | pensonslet's think | ne pensons paslet's not think |
| vous | pensezthink | ne pensez pasdon't think |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | avais penséI had thought | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | avais penséyou had thought | |
| il/elle/on | avait penséhe/she/one had thought | |
| nous | avions penséwe had thought | |
| vous | aviez penséyou all had thought | |
| ils/elles | avaient penséthey had thought |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | aurais penséI would have thought | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | aurais penséyou would have thought | |
| il/elle/on | aurait penséhe/she/one would have thought | |
| nous | aurions penséwe would have thought | |
| vous | auriez penséyou all would have thought | |
| ils/elles | auraient penséthey would have thought |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | aurai penséI will have thought | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | auras penséyou will have thought | |
| il/elle/on | aura penséhe/she/one will have thought | |
| nous | aurons penséwe will have thought | |
| vous | aurez penséyou all will have thought | |
| ils/elles | auront penséthey will have thought |
Only used in writing (novels, history, formal texts). In speech, French uses the passé composé instead.
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | pensaiI thought | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | pensasyou thought | |
| il/elle/on | pensahe/she/one thought | |
| nous | pensâmeswe thought | |
| vous | pensâtesyou all thought | |
| ils/elles | pensèrentthey thought |