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