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