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