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