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