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