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