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