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