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