Conjugations
All six tenses and their examples are shown below. Use the links above to jump to a tense. English translations use the meaning “to enjoy.”
Present Présent
Habits, current states, and actions happening now.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | jouis | I enjoy | |
| tu | jouis | you enjoy | |
| il / elle / on | jouit | he / she / it enjoyson: we enjoy / one enjoys | |
| nous | jouissons | we enjoy | |
| vous | jouissez | you enjoy | |
| ils / elles | jouissent | they enjoy |
IN A SENTENCEPresent example
Paul jouit d'une vue sur la mer.
Paul enjoys a sea view.
Passé composé
Completed past events, using avoir or être plus a past participle.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | ai joui | I enjoyed | |
| tu | as joui | you enjoyed | |
| il / elle / on | a joui | he / she / it enjoyedon: we enjoyed / one enjoyed | |
| nous | avons joui | we enjoyed | |
| vous | avez joui | you enjoyed | |
| ils / elles | ont joui | they enjoyed |
IN A SENTENCEPassé composé example
Hier, Paul a joui d'une vue sur la mer.
Yesterday, Paul enjoyed a sea view.
The passé composé uses avoir. The table shows the unmarked participle; agreement with a preceding direct object is outside this reference.
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Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | jouissais | I used to enjoy | |
| tu | jouissais | you used to enjoy | |
| il / elle / on | jouissait | he / she / it used to enjoyon: we used to enjoy / one used to enjoy | |
| nous | jouissions | we used to enjoy | |
| vous | jouissiez | you used to enjoy | |
| ils / elles | jouissaient | they used to enjoy |
IN A SENTENCEImperfect example
Autrefois, Paul jouissait d'une vue sur la mer.
Back then, Paul used to enjoy a sea view.
Future Futur simple
Future events and predictions.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | jouirai | I will enjoy | |
| tu | jouiras | you will enjoy | |
| il / elle / on | jouira | he / she / it will enjoyon: we will enjoy / one will enjoy | |
| nous | jouirons | we will enjoy | |
| vous | jouirez | you will enjoy | |
| ils / elles | jouiront | they will enjoy |
IN A SENTENCEFuture example
Plus tard, Paul jouira d'une vue sur la mer.
Later, Paul will enjoy a sea view.
Conditional Conditionnel présent
Hypothetical events and polite requests.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | jouirais | I would enjoy | |
| tu | jouirais | you would enjoy | |
| il / elle / on | jouirait | he / she / it would enjoyon: we would enjoy / one would enjoy | |
| nous | jouirions | we would enjoy | |
| vous | jouiriez | you would enjoy | |
| ils / elles | jouiraient | they would enjoy |
IN A SENTENCEConditional example
Paul jouirait d'une vue sur la mer.
Paul would enjoy a sea view.
Present subjunctive Subjonctif présent
Dependent clauses expressing wishes, necessity, doubt, and certain feelings.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | jouisse | (that) I enjoy | |
| tu | jouisses | (that) you enjoy | |
| il / elle / on | jouisse | (that) he / she / it enjoyson: (that) we enjoy / one enjoys | |
| nous | jouissions | (that) we enjoy | |
| vous | jouissiez | (that) you enjoy | |
| ils / elles | jouissent | (that) they enjoy |
IN A SENTENCEPresent subjunctive example
Il est possible que Paul jouisse d'une vue sur la mer.
It is possible that Paul enjoys a sea view.
French forms omit the subject. Use j’ before a vowel sound. Vous is polite singular or plural “you”; on often means “we,” or the general “one.” English wording depends on the context: passé composé can also use “have,” and the imperfect can describe an ongoing action. Subjunctive translations here follow “it is possible that.”
Meaning & usage
- to enjoy (with de)
- to enjoy
- to have an orgasm; to come, cum
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and simple conjugation forms adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Passé composé forms combine the source auxiliary and past participle. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations