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