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