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