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