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