| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | préfèreI prefer | préfère(that) I prefer |
| tu | préfèresyou prefer | préfères(that) you prefer |
| il/elle/on | préfèrehe/she/one prefers | préfère(that) he/she/one prefers |
| nous | préféronswe prefer | préférions(that) we prefer |
| vous | préférezyou all prefer | préfériez(that) you all prefer |
| ils/elles | préfèrentthey prefer | préfèrent(that) they prefer |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | ai préféréI have preferred | aie préféré(that) I have preferred |
| tu | as préféréyou have preferred | aies préféré(that) you have preferred |
| il/elle/on | a préféréhe/she/one has preferred | ait préféré(that) he/she/one has preferred |
| nous | avons préféréwe have preferred | ayons préféré(that) we have preferred |
| vous | avez préféréyou all have preferred | ayez préféré(that) you all have preferred |
| ils/elles | ont préféréthey have preferred | aient préféré(that) they have preferred |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | préféraisI was preferring | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | préféraisyou were preferring | |
| il/elle/on | préféraithe/she/one was preferring | |
| nous | préférionswe were preferring | |
| vous | préfériezyou all were preferring | |
| ils/elles | préféraientthey were preferring |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | préféreraiI will prefer | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | préférerasyou will prefer | |
| il/elle/on | préférerahe/she/one will prefer | |
| nous | préféreronswe will prefer | |
| vous | préférerezyou all will prefer | |
| ils/elles | préférerontthey will prefer |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | préféreraisI would prefer | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | préféreraisyou would prefer | |
| il/elle/on | préféreraithe/she/one would prefer | |
| nous | préférerionswe would prefer | |
| vous | préféreriezyou all would prefer | |
| ils/elles | préféreraientthey would prefer |
| Pronoun | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| tu | préfèreprefer | ne préfère pasdon't prefer |
| nous | préféronslet's prefer | ne préférons paslet's not prefer |
| vous | préférezprefer | ne préférez pasdon't prefer |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | avais préféréI had preferred | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | avais préféréyou had preferred | |
| il/elle/on | avait préféréhe/she/one had preferred | |
| nous | avions préféréwe had preferred | |
| vous | aviez préféréyou all had preferred | |
| ils/elles | avaient préféréthey had preferred |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | aurais préféréI would have preferred | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | aurais préféréyou would have preferred | |
| il/elle/on | aurait préféréhe/she/one would have preferred | |
| nous | aurions préféréwe would have preferred | |
| vous | auriez préféréyou all would have preferred | |
| ils/elles | auraient préféréthey would have preferred |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | aurai préféréI will have preferred | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | auras préféréyou will have preferred | |
| il/elle/on | aura préféréhe/she/one will have preferred | |
| nous | aurons préféréwe will have preferred | |
| vous | aurez préféréyou all will have preferred | |
| ils/elles | auront préféréthey will have preferred |
Only used in writing (novels, history, formal texts). In speech, French uses the passé composé instead.
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | préféraiI preferred | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | préférasyou preferred | |
| il/elle/on | préférahe/she/one preferred | |
| nous | préférâmeswe preferred | |
| vous | préférâtesyou all preferred | |
| ils/elles | préférèrentthey preferred |