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