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