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