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