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Conjugation of the French verb frotter

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

frotter is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
frotter	to rub

Present		Scored
je frotte	I rub
tu frottes	you rub
il frotte	he rubs
elle frotte	she rubs
nous frottons	we rub
vous frottez	you rub
ils frottent	they rub
elles frottent	they rub

Imperfect		Scored
je frottais	I was rubbing
tu frottais	you were rubbing
il frottait	he was rubbing
elle frottait	she was rubbing
nous frottions	we were rubbing
vous frottiez	you were rubbing
ils frottaient	they were rubbing
elles frottaient	they were rubbing

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
je frottai	I rubbed
tu frottas	you rubbed
il frotta	he rubbed
elle frotta	she rubbed
nous frottâmes	we rubbed
vous frottâtes	you rubbed
ils frottèrent	they rubbed
elles frottèrent	they rubbed

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai frotté	I have rubbed
tu as frotté	you have rubbed
il a frotté	he has rubbed
elle a frotté	she has rubbed
nous avons frotté	we have rubbed
vous avez frotté	you have rubbed
ils ont frotté	they have rubbed
elles ont frotté	they have rubbed

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais frotté	I had rubbed
tu avais frotté	you had rubbed
il avait frotté	he had rubbed
elle avait frotté	she had rubbed
nous avions frotté	we had rubbed
vous aviez frotté	you had rubbed
ils avaient frotté	they had rubbed
elles avaient frotté	they had rubbed

Future		Scored
je frotterai	I will rub
tu frotteras	you will rub
il frottera	he will rub
elle frottera	she will rub
nous frotterons	we will rub
vous frotterez	you will rub
ils frotteront	they will rub
elles frotteront	they will rub

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 frotté	I will have rubbed
tu auras frotté	you will have rubbed
il aura frotté	he will have rubbed
elle aura frotté	she will have rubbed
nous aurons frotté	we will have rubbed
vous aurez frotté	you will have rubbed
ils auront frotté	they will have rubbed
elles auront frotté	they will have rubbed

Conditional		Scored
je frotterais	I would rub
tu frotterais	you would rub
il frotterait	he would rub
elle frotterait	she would rub
nous frotterions	we would rub
vous frotteriez	you would rub
ils frotteraient	they would rub
elles frotteraient	they would rub

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 frotté	I would have rubbed
tu aurais frotté	you would have rubbed
il aurait frotté	he would have rubbed
elle aurait frotté	she would have rubbed
nous aurions frotté	we would have rubbed
vous auriez frotté	you would have rubbed
ils auraient frotté	they would have rubbed
elles auraient frotté	they would have rubbed

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je frotte	(... that) I rub
(... que) tu frottes	(... that) you rub
(... que) il frotte	(... that) he rubs
(... que) elle frotte	(... that) she rubs
(... que) nous frottions	(... that) we rub
(... que) vous frottiez	(... that) you rub
(... que) ils frottent	(... that) they rub
(... que) elles frottent	(... that) they rub

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je frottasse	(... that) I was rubbing
(... que) tu frottasses	(... that) you were rubbing
(... que) il frottât	(... that) he was rubbing
(... que) elle frottât	(... that) she was rubbing
(... que) nous frottassions	(... that) we were rubbing
(... que) vous frottassiez	(... that) you were rubbing
(... que) ils frottassent	(... that) they were rubbing
(... que) elles frottassent	(... that) they were rubbing

Imperative		Scored
frotte	Rub
frottons	Let's rub
frottez	Rub

Present Participle		Scored
frottant	rubbing

Past Participle		Scored
frotté	rubbed

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