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