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