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