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