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