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