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