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penetrer
penetrer
See also: pénétrer
Middle French
Etymology
Verb
penetrer
- to penetrate
Conjugation
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of penetrer
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | penetrer | avoir penetré | |||||
| gerund | en penetrant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | penetrant | ||||||
| past participle | penetré | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ie (may be i' before a vowel) | tu | il | nous | vous | ilz, elles | |
| simple tenses |
present | penetre | penetres | penetre | penetrons | penetrez | penetrent |
| imperfect | penetrois, penetroys | penetrois, penetroys | penetroit, penetroyt | penetrions, penetryons | penetriez, penetryez | penetroient, penetroyent | |
| past historic | penetra | penetras | penetra | penetrasmes | penetrastes | penetrerent | |
| future | penetrerai, penetreray | penetreras | penetrera | penetrerons | penetrerez | penetreront | |
| conditional | penetrerois, penetreroys | penetrerois, penetreroys | penetreroit, penetreroyt | penetrerions, penetreryons | penetreriez, penetreryez | penetreroient, penetreroyent | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ie | que tu | qu'il | que nous | que vous | qu'ilz, qu'elles | |
| simple tenses |
present | penetre | penetres | penetre | penetrons | penetrez | penetrent |
| imperfect | penetrasse | penetrasses | penetrast | penetrassions | penetrassiez | penetrassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | penetre | — | penetrons | penetrez | — | ||
Old French
Etymology
Verb
penetrer
- to penetrate
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of penetrer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | penetrer | avoir penetré | |||||
| gerund | en penetrant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | penetrant | ||||||
| past participle | penetré | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | penetre | penetres | penetre | penetrons | penetrez | penetrent |
| imperfect | penetroie, penetreie, penetroe, penetreve | penetroies, penetreies, penetroes, penetreves | penetroit, penetreit, penetrot, penetreve | penetriiens, penetriens | penetriiez, penetriez | penetroient, penetreient, penetroent, penetrevent | |
| preterite | penetrai | penetras | penetra | penetrames | penetrastes | penetrerent | |
| future | penetrerai | penetreras | penetrera | penetrerons | penetreroiz, penetrereiz, penetrerez | penetreront | |
| conditional | penetreroie, penetrereie | penetreroies, penetrereies | penetreroit, penetrereit | penetreriiens, penetreriens | penetreriiez, penetreriez | penetreroient, penetrereient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | penetre | penetres | penetre | penetrons | penetrez | penetrent |
| imperfect | penetrasse | penetrasses | penetrast | penetrissons, penetrissiens | penetrissoiz, penetrissez, penetrissiez | penetrassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | penetre | — | penetrons | penetrez | — | ||