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