former

A2#1,806

Hear it

verb

to formgeneric sense
to shapeto make into a certain shape
to train; to educate

Forms

Present

I	forme
you	formes
he, she, it	forme
we	formons
you (plural)	formez
they	forment

Imperfect

I	formais
you	formais
he, she, it	formait
we	formions
you (plural)	formiez
they	formaient

Past historic

I	formai
you	formas
he, she, it	forma
we	formâmes
you (plural)	formâtes
they	formèrent

Future

I	formerai
you	formeras
he, she, it	formera
we	formerons
you (plural)	formerez
they	formeront

Conditional

I	formerais
you	formerais
he, she, it	formerait
we	formerions
you (plural)	formeriez
they	formeraient

Subjunctive

I	forme
you	formes
he, she, it	forme
we	formions
you (plural)	formiez
they	forment

Imperfect subjunctive

I	formasse
you	formasses
he, she, it	formât
we	formassions
you (plural)	formassiez
they	formassent

Imperative

you	forme
we	formons
you (plural)	formez

Other forms

infinitive	former
past participle	formé
gerund	formant

More forms are in the app.

Used in the library

Les groupes formés devant l'église se dispersaient peu à peu.Groups formed in front of the church were gradually dispersing.B1Maria Chapdelaine
Pendant la nuit la glace s'était formée sur une largeur de trente pieds.During the night the ice had formed on a width of thirty feet.B2Le Chevalier de Mornac
Riel, qui avait vingt-cinq ans, forma un gouvernement provisoire et négocia avec Ottawa.Riel, who was twenty-five, formed a provisional government and negotiated with Ottawa.B2Louis Riel
À merveille, madame, et il y a un vieux proverbe qui dit que les voyages forment la jeunesse.Great, ma'am, and there's an old proverb saying that travels are youthful.B2Les Trois Mousquetaires

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