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