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