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