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