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