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