French reference

rattraper

to catch up with; to catch; to make up for

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

rattraper: Present
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I catch up with
tu	you catch up with
il/elle/on	he/she catches up with
nous	we catch up with
vous	you (plural/formal) catch up with
ils/elles	they catch up with

Compound past

rattraper: Compound past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I caught up with; I have caught up with
tu	you caught up with; you have caught up with
il/elle/on	he/she caught up with; he/she has caught up with
nous	we caught up with; we have caught up with
vous	you (plural/formal) caught up with; you (plural/formal) have caught up with
ils/elles	they caught up with; they have caught up with

Imperfect

rattraper: Imperfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I used to catch up with
tu	you used to catch up with
il/elle/on	he/she used to catch up with
nous	we used to catch up with
vous	you (plural/formal) used to catch up with
ils/elles	they used to catch up with

Pluperfect

rattraper: Pluperfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I had caught up with
tu	you had caught up with
il/elle/on	he/she had caught up with
nous	we had caught up with
vous	you (plural/formal) had caught up with
ils/elles	they had caught up with

Future

rattraper: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I will catch up with
tu	you will catch up with
il/elle/on	he/she will catch up with
nous	we will catch up with
vous	you (plural/formal) will catch up with
ils/elles	they will catch up with

Future perfect

rattraper: Future perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I will have caught up with
tu	you will have caught up with
il/elle/on	he/she will have caught up with
nous	we will have caught up with
vous	you (plural/formal) will have caught up with
ils/elles	they will have caught up with

Near future

rattraper: Near future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I am going to catch up with
tu	you are going to catch up with
il/elle/on	he/she is going to catch up with
nous	we are going to catch up with
vous	you (plural/formal) are going to catch up with
ils/elles	they are going to catch up with

Recent past

rattraper: Recent past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I have just caught up with
tu	you have just caught up with
il/elle/on	he/she has just caught up with
nous	we have just caught up with
vous	you (plural/formal) have just caught up with
ils/elles	they have just caught up with

Simple past (literary)

rattraper: Simple past (literary)
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I caught up with
tu	you caught up with
il/elle/on	he/she caught up with
nous	we caught up with
vous	you (plural/formal) caught up with
ils/elles	they caught up with

Past anterior (literary)

rattraper: Past anterior (literary)
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I had caught up with
tu	you had caught up with
il/elle/on	he/she had caught up with
nous	we had caught up with
vous	you (plural/formal) had caught up with
ils/elles	they had caught up with

Conditional

rattraper: Conditional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I would catch up with
tu	you would catch up with
il/elle/on	he/she would catch up with
nous	we would catch up with
vous	you (plural/formal) would catch up with
ils/elles	they would catch up with

Past conditional

rattraper: Past conditional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I would have caught up with
tu	you would have caught up with
il/elle/on	he/she would have caught up with
nous	we would have caught up with
vous	you (plural/formal) would have caught up with
ils/elles	they would have caught up with

Past conditional, second form (literary)

rattraper: Past conditional, second form (literary)
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I would have caught up with
tu	you would have caught up with
il/elle/on	he/she would have caught up with
nous	we would have caught up with
vous	you (plural/formal) would have caught up with
ils/elles	they would have caught up with

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive

rattraper: Present subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	(that) I catch up with
tu	(that) you catch up with
il/elle/on	(that) he/she catches up with
nous	(that) we catch up with
vous	(that) you (plural/formal) catch up with
ils/elles	(that) they catch up with

Past subjunctive

rattraper: Past subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	(that) I have caught up with
tu	(that) you have caught up with
il/elle/on	(that) he/she has caught up with
nous	(that) we have caught up with
vous	(that) you (plural/formal) have caught up with
ils/elles	(that) they have caught up with

Imperfect subjunctive (literary)

rattraper: Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	(that) I caught up with
tu	(that) you caught up with
il/elle/on	(that) he/she caught up with
nous	(that) we caught up with
vous	(that) you (plural/formal) caught up with
ils/elles	(that) they caught up with

Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)

rattraper: Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	(that) I had caught up with
tu	(that) you had caught up with
il/elle/on	(that) he/she had caught up with
nous	(that) we had caught up with
vous	(that) you (plural/formal) had caught up with
ils/elles	(that) they had caught up with

Imperative

rattraper: Imperative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
tu	catch up with!
nous	let's catch up with!
vous	catch up with! (plural/formal)

Past imperative

rattraper: Past imperative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
tu	have caught up with by then!
nous	let's have caught up with by then!
vous	have caught up with by then! (plural/formal)

Additional forms

Gerund
Present participle
Past participle: / / /
Past infinitive
Perfect participle

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