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