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