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Conjugation of the French verb arc-bouter

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb arc-bouter, along with their English translations.



Verb phrases



InfinitiveScored
arc-bouterto buttress

PresentScored
j'arc-bouteI buttress
tu arc-boutesyou buttress
il arc-boutehe buttresses
elle arc-bouteshe buttresses
nous arc-boutonswe buttress
vous arc-boutezyou buttress
ils arc-boutentthey buttress
elles arc-boutentthey buttress

ImperfectScored
j'arc-boutaisI was buttressing
tu arc-boutaisyou were buttressing
il arc-boutaithe was buttressing
elle arc-boutaitshe was buttressing
nous arc-boutionswe were buttressing
vous arc-boutiezyou were buttressing
ils arc-boutaientthey were buttressing
elles arc-boutaientthey were buttressing

Past Historic / Passé Simple
This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.
Scored
j'arc-boutaiI buttressed
tu arc-boutasyou buttressed
il arc-boutahe buttressed
elle arc-boutashe buttressed
nous arc-boutâmeswe buttressed
vous arc-boutâtesyou buttressed
ils arc-boutèrentthey buttressed
elles arc-boutèrentthey buttressed

Passé ComposéScored
j'ai arc-boutéI have buttressed
tu as arc-boutéyou have buttressed
il a arc-boutéhe has buttressed
elle a arc-boutéshe has buttressed
nous avons arc-boutéwe have buttressed
vous avez arc-boutéyou have buttressed
ils ont arc-boutéthey have buttressed
elles ont arc-boutéthey have buttressed

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfaitScored
j'avais arc-boutéI had buttressed
tu avais arc-boutéyou had buttressed
il avait arc-boutéhe had buttressed
elle avait arc-boutéshe had buttressed
nous avions arc-boutéwe had buttressed
vous aviez arc-boutéyou had buttressed
ils avaient arc-boutéthey had buttressed
elles avaient arc-boutéthey had buttressed

FutureScored
j'arc-bouteraiI will buttress
tu arc-bouterasyou will buttress
il arc-bouterahe will buttress
elle arc-bouterashe will buttress
nous arc-bouteronswe will buttress
vous arc-bouterezyou will buttress
ils arc-bouterontthey will buttress
elles arc-bouterontthey will buttress

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur
The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.
Scored
j'aurai arc-boutéI will have buttressed
tu auras arc-boutéyou will have buttressed
il aura arc-boutéhe will have buttressed
elle aura arc-boutéshe will have buttressed
nous aurons arc-boutéwe will have buttressed
vous aurez arc-boutéyou will have buttressed
ils auront arc-boutéthey will have buttressed
elles auront arc-boutéthey will have buttressed

ConditionalScored
j'arc-bouteraisI would buttress
tu arc-bouteraisyou would buttress
il arc-bouteraithe would buttress
elle arc-bouteraitshe would buttress
nous arc-bouterionswe would buttress
vous arc-bouteriezyou would buttress
ils arc-bouteraientthey would buttress
elles arc-bouteraientthey would buttress

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé
The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.
Scored
j'aurais arc-boutéI would have buttressed
tu aurais arc-boutéyou would have buttressed
il aurait arc-boutéhe would have buttressed
elle aurait arc-boutéshe would have buttressed
nous aurions arc-boutéwe would have buttressed
vous auriez arc-boutéyou would have buttressed
ils auraient arc-boutéthey would have buttressed
elles auraient arc-boutéthey would have buttressed

Present SubjunctiveScored
(... que) j'arc-boute(... that) I buttress
(... que) tu arc-boutes(... that) you buttress
(... que) il arc-boute(... that) he buttresses
(... que) elle arc-boute(... that) she buttresses
(... que) nous arc-boutions(... that) we buttress
(... que) vous arc-boutiez(... that) you buttress
(... que) ils arc-boutent(... that) they buttress
(... que) elles arc-boutent(... that) they buttress

Imperfect SubjunctiveScored
(... que) j'arc-boutasse(... that) I was buttressing
(... que) tu arc-boutasses(... that) you were buttressing
(... que) il arc-boutât(... that) he was buttressing
(... que) elle arc-boutât(... that) she was buttressing
(... que) nous arc-boutassions(... that) we were buttressing
(... que) vous arc-boutassiez(... that) you were buttressing
(... que) ils arc-boutassent(... that) they were buttressing
(... que) elles arc-boutassent(... that) they were buttressing

ImperativeScored
arc-boute Buttress
arc-boutonsLet's buttress
arc-boutez Buttress

Present ParticipleScored
arc-boutant buttressing

Past ParticipleScored
arc-bouté buttressed

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