cacier
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. The forms that would normally end in *-c, *-cs, *-ct are modified to z, z, zt. In addition, c becomes ç before an a, o or u to keep the /ts/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | cacier | avoir cacié | |||||
gerund | en caçant | gerund of avoir + past participle | |||||
present participle | caçant | ||||||
past participle | cacié | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses |
present | caz | caces | cace | caçons | caciez | cacent |
imperfect | caçoie, caceie, caçoe, cacieve | caçoies, caceies, caçoes, cacieves | caçoit, caceit, caçot, cacieve | caciiens, caciens | caciiez, caciez | caçoient, caceient, caçoent, cacievent | |
preterite | caçai | caças | caça | caçames | caçastes | cacierent | |
future | cacerai | caceras | cacera | cacerons | caceroiz, cacereiz, cacerez | caceront | |
conditional | caceroie, cacereie | caceroies, cacereies | caceroit, cacereit | caceriiens, caceriens | caceriiez, caceriez | caceroient, cacereient | |
compound tenses |
present perfect | present tense of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
past anterior | preterite tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | future tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | conditional tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
simple tenses |
present | caz | caz | cazt | caçons | caciez | cacent |
imperfect | caçasse | caçasses | caçast | cacissons, cacissiens | cacissoiz, cacissez, cacissiez | caçassent | |
compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | cace | — | caçons | caciez | — |