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