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