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