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