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