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