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