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