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