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