French reference
élaguer
to prune back, to lop
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 prune back |
| tu | you prune back |
| il/elle/on | he/she prunes back |
| nous | we prune back |
| vous | you (plural/formal) prune back |
| ils/elles | they prune back |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I pruned back; I have pruned back |
| tu | you pruned back; you have pruned back |
| il/elle/on | he/she pruned back; he/she has pruned back |
| nous | we pruned back; we have pruned back |
| vous | you (plural/formal) pruned back; you (plural/formal) have pruned back |
| ils/elles | they pruned back; they have pruned back |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to prune back |
| tu | you used to prune back |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to prune back |
| nous | we used to prune back |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to prune back |
| ils/elles | they used to prune back |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had pruned back |
| tu | you had pruned back |
| il/elle/on | he/she had pruned back |
| nous | we had pruned back |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had pruned back |
| ils/elles | they had pruned back |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will prune back |
| tu | you will prune back |
| il/elle/on | he/she will prune back |
| nous | we will prune back |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will prune back |
| ils/elles | they will prune back |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have pruned back |
| tu | you will have pruned back |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have pruned back |
| nous | we will have pruned back |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have pruned back |
| ils/elles | they will have pruned back |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to prune back |
| tu | you are going to prune back |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to prune back |
| nous | we are going to prune back |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to prune back |
| ils/elles | they are going to prune back |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just pruned back |
| tu | you have just pruned back |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just pruned back |
| nous | we have just pruned back |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just pruned back |
| ils/elles | they have just pruned back |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I pruned back |
| tu | you pruned back |
| il/elle/on | he/she pruned back |
| nous | we pruned back |
| vous | you (plural/formal) pruned back |
| ils/elles | they pruned back |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had pruned back |
| tu | you had pruned back |
| il/elle/on | he/she had pruned back |
| nous | we had pruned back |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had pruned back |
| ils/elles | they had pruned back |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would prune back |
| tu | you would prune back |
| il/elle/on | he/she would prune back |
| nous | we would prune back |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would prune back |
| ils/elles | they would prune back |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have pruned back |
| tu | you would have pruned back |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have pruned back |
| nous | we would have pruned back |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have pruned back |
| ils/elles | they would have pruned back |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have pruned back |
| tu | you would have pruned back |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have pruned back |
| nous | we would have pruned back |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have pruned back |
| ils/elles | they would have pruned back |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I prune back |
| tu | (that) you prune back |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she prunes back |
| nous | (that) we prune back |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) prune back |
| ils/elles | (that) they prune back |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have pruned back |
| tu | (that) you have pruned back |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has pruned back |
| nous | (that) we have pruned back |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have pruned back |
| ils/elles | (that) they have pruned back |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I pruned back |
| tu | (that) you pruned back |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she pruned back |
| nous | (that) we pruned back |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) pruned back |
| ils/elles | (that) they pruned back |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had pruned back |
| tu | (that) you had pruned back |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had pruned back |
| nous | (that) we had pruned back |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had pruned back |
| ils/elles | (that) they had pruned back |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | prune back! |
| nous | let's prune back! |
| vous | prune back! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have pruned back by then! |
| nous | let's have pruned back by then! |
| vous | have pruned back by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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