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