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