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