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