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