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