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to tighten, to squeeze
Regular · 19 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 tighten |
| tu | you tighten |
| il/elle/on | he/she tightens |
| nous | we tighten |
| vous | you (plural/formal) tighten |
| ils/elles | they tighten |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I tightened; I have tightened |
| tu | you tightened; you have tightened |
| il/elle/on | he/she tightened; he/she has tightened |
| nous | we tightened; we have tightened |
| vous | you (plural/formal) tightened; you (plural/formal) have tightened |
| ils/elles | they tightened; they have tightened |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to tighten |
| tu | you used to tighten |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to tighten |
| nous | we used to tighten |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to tighten |
| ils/elles | they used to tighten |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had tightened |
| tu | you had tightened |
| il/elle/on | he/she had tightened |
| nous | we had tightened |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had tightened |
| ils/elles | they had tightened |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will tighten |
| tu | you will tighten |
| il/elle/on | he/she will tighten |
| nous | we will tighten |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will tighten |
| ils/elles | they will tighten |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have tightened |
| tu | you will have tightened |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have tightened |
| nous | we will have tightened |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have tightened |
| ils/elles | they will have tightened |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to tighten |
| tu | you are going to tighten |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to tighten |
| nous | we are going to tighten |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to tighten |
| ils/elles | they are going to tighten |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just tightened |
| tu | you have just tightened |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just tightened |
| nous | we have just tightened |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just tightened |
| ils/elles | they have just tightened |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I tightened |
| tu | you tightened |
| il/elle/on | he/she tightened |
| nous | we tightened |
| vous | you (plural/formal) tightened |
| ils/elles | they tightened |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had tightened |
| tu | you had tightened |
| il/elle/on | he/she had tightened |
| nous | we had tightened |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had tightened |
| ils/elles | they had tightened |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would tighten |
| tu | you would tighten |
| il/elle/on | he/she would tighten |
| nous | we would tighten |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would tighten |
| ils/elles | they would tighten |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have tightened |
| tu | you would have tightened |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have tightened |
| nous | we would have tightened |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have tightened |
| ils/elles | they would have tightened |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have tightened |
| tu | you would have tightened |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have tightened |
| nous | we would have tightened |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have tightened |
| ils/elles | they would have tightened |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I tighten |
| tu | (that) you tighten |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she tightens |
| nous | (that) we tighten |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) tighten |
| ils/elles | (that) they tighten |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have tightened |
| tu | (that) you have tightened |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has tightened |
| nous | (that) we have tightened |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have tightened |
| ils/elles | (that) they have tightened |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I tightened |
| tu | (that) you tightened |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she tightened |
| nous | (that) we tightened |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) tightened |
| ils/elles | (that) they tightened |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had tightened |
| tu | (that) you had tightened |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had tightened |
| nous | (that) we had tightened |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had tightened |
| ils/elles | (that) they had tightened |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | tighten! |
| nous | let's tighten! |
| vous | tighten! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have tightened by then! |
| nous | let's have tightened by then! |
| vous | have tightened by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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