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