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