French reference
éclater
to burst, to explode; to break out
Regular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I burst |
| tu | you burst |
| il/elle/on | he/she bursts |
| nous | we burst |
| vous | you (plural/formal) burst |
| ils/elles | they burst |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I burst; I have burst |
| tu | you burst; you have burst |
| il/elle/on | he/she burst; he/she has burst |
| nous | we burst; we have burst |
| vous | you (plural/formal) burst; you (plural/formal) have burst |
| ils/elles | they burst; they have burst |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to burst |
| tu | you used to burst |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to burst |
| nous | we used to burst |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to burst |
| ils/elles | they used to burst |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had burst |
| tu | you had burst |
| il/elle/on | he/she had burst |
| nous | we had burst |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had burst |
| ils/elles | they had burst |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will burst |
| tu | you will burst |
| il/elle/on | he/she will burst |
| nous | we will burst |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will burst |
| ils/elles | they will burst |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have burst |
| tu | you will have burst |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have burst |
| nous | we will have burst |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have burst |
| ils/elles | they will have burst |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to burst |
| tu | you are going to burst |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to burst |
| nous | we are going to burst |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to burst |
| ils/elles | they are going to burst |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just burst |
| tu | you have just burst |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just burst |
| nous | we have just burst |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just burst |
| ils/elles | they have just burst |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I burst |
| tu | you burst |
| il/elle/on | he/she burst |
| nous | we burst |
| vous | you (plural/formal) burst |
| ils/elles | they burst |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had burst |
| tu | you had burst |
| il/elle/on | he/she had burst |
| nous | we had burst |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had burst |
| ils/elles | they had burst |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would burst |
| tu | you would burst |
| il/elle/on | he/she would burst |
| nous | we would burst |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would burst |
| ils/elles | they would burst |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have burst |
| tu | you would have burst |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have burst |
| nous | we would have burst |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have burst |
| ils/elles | they would have burst |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have burst |
| tu | you would have burst |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have burst |
| nous | we would have burst |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have burst |
| ils/elles | they would have burst |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I burst |
| tu | (that) you burst |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she bursts |
| nous | (that) we burst |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) burst |
| ils/elles | (that) they burst |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have burst |
| tu | (that) you have burst |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has burst |
| nous | (that) we have burst |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have burst |
| ils/elles | (that) they have burst |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I burst |
| tu | (that) you burst |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she burst |
| nous | (that) we burst |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) burst |
| ils/elles | (that) they burst |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had burst |
| tu | (that) you had burst |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had burst |
| nous | (that) we had burst |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had burst |
| ils/elles | (that) they had burst |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | burst! |
| nous | let's burst! |
| vous | burst! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have burst by then! |
| nous | let's have burst by then! |
| vous | have burst by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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