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