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