périphraser

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French

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Verb

périphraser

  1. to periphrase

Conjugation

Conjugation of périphraser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple périphraser
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple périphrasant
/pe.ʁi.fʁa.zɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle périphrasé
/pe.ʁi.fʁa.ze/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present périphrase
/pe.ʁi.fʁaz/ 		périphrases
/pe.ʁi.fʁaz/ 		périphrase
/pe.ʁi.fʁaz/ 		périphrasons
/pe.ʁi.fʁa.zɔ̃/ 		périphrasez
/pe.ʁi.fʁa.ze/ 		périphrasent
/pe.ʁi.fʁaz/
imperfect périphrasais
/pe.ʁi.fʁa.zɛ/ 		périphrasais
/pe.ʁi.fʁa.zɛ/ 		périphrasait
/pe.ʁi.fʁa.zɛ/ 		périphrasions
/pe.ʁi.fʁa.zjɔ̃/ 		périphrasiez
/pe.ʁi.fʁa.zje/ 		périphrasaient
/pe.ʁi.fʁa.zɛ/
past historic2 périphrasai
/pe.ʁi.fʁa.ze/ 		périphrasas
/pe.ʁi.fʁa.za/ 		périphrasa
/pe.ʁi.fʁa.za/ 		périphrasâmes
/pe.ʁi.fʁa.zam/ 		périphrasâtes
/pe.ʁi.fʁa.zat/ 		périphrasèrent
/pe.ʁi.fʁa.zɛʁ/
future périphraserai
/pe.ʁi.fʁaz.ʁe/ 		périphraseras
/pe.ʁi.fʁaz.ʁa/ 		périphrasera
/pe.ʁi.fʁaz.ʁa/ 		périphraserons
/pe.ʁi.fʁaz.ʁɔ̃/ 		périphraserez
/pe.ʁi.fʁaz.ʁe/ 		périphraseront
/pe.ʁi.fʁaz.ʁɔ̃/
conditional périphraserais
/pe.ʁi.fʁaz.ʁɛ/ 		périphraserais
/pe.ʁi.fʁaz.ʁɛ/ 		périphraserait
/pe.ʁi.fʁaz.ʁɛ/ 		périphraserions
/pe.ʁi.fʁa.zə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		périphraseriez
/pe.ʁi.fʁa.zə.ʁje/ 		périphraseraient
/pe.ʁi.fʁaz.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present périphrase
/pe.ʁi.fʁaz/ 		périphrases
/pe.ʁi.fʁaz/ 		périphrase
/pe.ʁi.fʁaz/ 		périphrasions
/pe.ʁi.fʁa.zjɔ̃/ 		périphrasiez
/pe.ʁi.fʁa.zje/ 		périphrasent
/pe.ʁi.fʁaz/
imperfect2 périphrasasse
/pe.ʁi.fʁa.zas/ 		périphrasasses
/pe.ʁi.fʁa.zas/ 		périphrasât
/pe.ʁi.fʁa.za/ 		périphrasassions
/pe.ʁi.fʁa.za.sjɔ̃/ 		périphrasassiez
/pe.ʁi.fʁa.za.sje/ 		périphrasassent
/pe.ʁi.fʁa.zas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — périphrase
/pe.ʁi.fʁaz/ 		— périphrasons
/pe.ʁi.fʁa.zɔ̃/ 		périphrasez
/pe.ʁi.fʁa.ze/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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