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