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