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