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