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