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