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