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