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