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