French reference
s'agripper
to cling on
Regular · 18 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 cling on |
| tu | you cling on |
| il/elle/on | he/she clings on |
| nous | we cling on |
| vous | you (plural/formal) cling on |
| ils/elles | they cling on |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I clung on; I have clung on |
| tu | you clung on; you have clung on |
| il/elle/on | he/she clung on; he/she has clung on |
| nous | we clung on; we have clung on |
| vous | you (plural/formal) clung on; you (plural/formal) have clung on |
| ils/elles | they clung on; they have clung on |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to cling on |
| tu | you used to cling on |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to cling on |
| nous | we used to cling on |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to cling on |
| ils/elles | they used to cling on |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had clung on |
| tu | you had clung on |
| il/elle/on | he/she had clung on |
| nous | we had clung on |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had clung on |
| ils/elles | they had clung on |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will cling on |
| tu | you will cling on |
| il/elle/on | he/she will cling on |
| nous | we will cling on |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will cling on |
| ils/elles | they will cling on |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have clung on |
| tu | you will have clung on |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have clung on |
| nous | we will have clung on |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have clung on |
| ils/elles | they will have clung on |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to cling on |
| tu | you are going to cling on |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to cling on |
| nous | we are going to cling on |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to cling on |
| ils/elles | they are going to cling on |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just clung on |
| tu | you have just clung on |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just clung on |
| nous | we have just clung on |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just clung on |
| ils/elles | they have just clung on |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I clung on |
| tu | you clung on |
| il/elle/on | he/she clung on |
| nous | we clung on |
| vous | you (plural/formal) clung on |
| ils/elles | they clung on |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had clung on |
| tu | you had clung on |
| il/elle/on | he/she had clung on |
| nous | we had clung on |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had clung on |
| ils/elles | they had clung on |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would cling on |
| tu | you would cling on |
| il/elle/on | he/she would cling on |
| nous | we would cling on |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would cling on |
| ils/elles | they would cling on |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have clung on |
| tu | you would have clung on |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have clung on |
| nous | we would have clung on |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have clung on |
| ils/elles | they would have clung on |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have clung on |
| tu | you would have clung on |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have clung on |
| nous | we would have clung on |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have clung on |
| ils/elles | they would have clung on |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I cling on |
| tu | (that) you cling on |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she clings on |
| nous | (that) we cling on |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) cling on |
| ils/elles | (that) they cling on |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have clung on |
| tu | (that) you have clung on |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has clung on |
| nous | (that) we have clung on |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have clung on |
| ils/elles | (that) they have clung on |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I clung on |
| tu | (that) you clung on |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she clung on |
| nous | (that) we clung on |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) clung on |
| ils/elles | (that) they clung on |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had clung on |
| tu | (that) you had clung on |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had clung on |
| nous | (that) we had clung on |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had clung on |
| ils/elles | (that) they had clung on |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | cling on! |
| nous | let's cling on! |
| vous | cling on! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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