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