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