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