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