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