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 scan.”
Present Présent
Habits, current states, and actions happening now.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | scanne | I scan | |
| tu | scannes | you scan | |
| il / elle / on | scanne | he / she / it scanson: we scan / one scans | |
| nous | scannons | we scan | |
| vous | scannez | you scan | |
| ils / elles | scannent | they scan |
IN A SENTENCEPresent example
Paul scanne une vieille photographie.
Paul scans an old photograph.
Passé composé
Completed past events, using avoir or être plus a past participle.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | ai scanné | I scanned | |
| tu | as scanné | you scanned | |
| il / elle / on | a scanné | he / she / it scannedon: we scanned / one scanned | |
| nous | avons scanné | we scanned | |
| vous | avez scanné | you scanned | |
| ils / elles | ont scanné | they scanned |
IN A SENTENCEPassé composé example
Hier, Paul a scanné une vieille photographie.
Yesterday, Paul scanned an old photograph.
The passé composé uses avoir. The table shows the unmarked participle; agreement with a preceding direct object is outside this reference.
Back to tense navigation ↑Imperfect Imparfait
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | scannais | I used to scan | |
| tu | scannais | you used to scan | |
| il / elle / on | scannait | he / she / it used to scanon: we used to scan / one used to scan | |
| nous | scannions | we used to scan | |
| vous | scanniez | you used to scan | |
| ils / elles | scannaient | they used to scan |
IN A SENTENCEImperfect example
Autrefois, Paul scannait une vieille photographie.
Back then, Paul used to scan an old photograph.
Future Futur simple
Future events and predictions.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | scannerai | I will scan | |
| tu | scanneras | you will scan | |
| il / elle / on | scannera | he / she / it will scanon: we will scan / one will scan | |
| nous | scannerons | we will scan | |
| vous | scannerez | you will scan | |
| ils / elles | scanneront | they will scan |
IN A SENTENCEFuture example
Plus tard, Paul scannera une vieille photographie.
Later, Paul will scan an old photograph.
Conditional Conditionnel présent
Hypothetical events and polite requests.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | scannerais | I would scan | |
| tu | scannerais | you would scan | |
| il / elle / on | scannerait | he / she / it would scanon: we would scan / one would scan | |
| nous | scannerions | we would scan | |
| vous | scanneriez | you would scan | |
| ils / elles | scanneraient | they would scan |
IN A SENTENCEConditional example
Paul scannerait une vieille photographie.
Paul would scan an old photograph.
Present subjunctive Subjonctif présent
Dependent clauses expressing wishes, necessity, doubt, and certain feelings.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | scanne | (that) I scan | |
| tu | scannes | (that) you scan | |
| il / elle / on | scanne | (that) he / she / it scanson: (that) we scan / one scans | |
| nous | scannions | (that) we scan | |
| vous | scanniez | (that) you scan | |
| ils / elles | scannent | (that) they scan |
IN A SENTENCEPresent subjunctive example
Il est possible que Paul scanne une vieille photographie.
It is possible that Paul scans an old photograph.
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 scan (to create a digital copy of an image using a scanner)
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