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