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