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