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