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| je | I withdrew; I have withdrawn |
| tu | you withdrew; you have withdrawn |
| il/elle/on | he/she withdrew; he/she has withdrawn |
| nous | we withdrew; we have withdrawn |
| vous | you (plural/formal) withdrew; you (plural/formal) have withdrawn |
| ils/elles | they withdrew; they have withdrawn |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| je | I had withdrawn |
| tu | you had withdrawn |
| il/elle/on | he/she had withdrawn |
| nous | we had withdrawn |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had withdrawn |
| ils/elles | they had withdrawn |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| je | I will have withdrawn |
| tu | you will have withdrawn |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have withdrawn |
| nous | we will have withdrawn |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have withdrawn |
| ils/elles | they will have withdrawn |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| je | I have just withdrawn |
| tu | you have just withdrawn |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just withdrawn |
| nous | we have just withdrawn |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just withdrawn |
| ils/elles | they have just withdrawn |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