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