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