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