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oublier
oublier
French
Verb
oublier
Conjugation
Conjugation of oublier (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | oublier | avoir oublié | |||||
| gerund | en oubliant | en ayant oublié | |||||
| present participle | oubliant /u.bli.jɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | oublié /u.bli.je/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | oublie /u.bli/ |
oublies /u.bli/ |
oublie /u.bli/ |
oublions /u.bli.jɔ̃/ |
oubliez /u.bli.je/ |
oublient /u.bli/ |
| imperfect | oubliais /u.bli.jɛ/ |
oubliais /u.bli.jɛ/ |
oubliait /u.bli.jɛ/ |
oubliions /u.bli.jɔ̃/ |
oubliiez /u.bli.je/ |
oubliaient /u.bli.jɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | oubliai /u.bli.je/ |
oublias /u.bli.ja/ |
oublia /u.bli.ja/ |
oubliâmes /u.bli.jam/ |
oubliâtes /u.bli.jat/ |
oublièrent /u.bli.jɛʁ/ |
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| future | oublierai /u.bli.ʁe/ |
oublieras /u.bli.ʁa/ |
oubliera /u.bli.ʁa/ |
oublierons /u.bli.ʁɔ̃/ |
oublierez /u.bli.ʁe/ |
oublieront /u.bli.ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | oublierais /u.bli.ʁɛ/ |
oublierais /u.bli.ʁɛ/ |
oublierait /u.bli.ʁɛ/ |
oublierions /u.bli.ʁjɔ̃/ |
oublieriez /u.bli.ʁje/ |
oublieraient /u.bli.ʁɛ/ |
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| 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 anterior1 | 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 je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | oublie /u.bli/ |
oublies /u.bli/ |
oublie /u.bli/ |
oubliions /u.bli.jɔ̃/ |
oubliiez /u.bli.je/ |
oublient /u.bli/ |
| imperfect1 |
oubliasse /u.bli.jas/ |
oubliasses /u.bli.jas/ |
oubliât /u.bli.ja/ |
oubliassions /u.bli.ja.sjɔ̃/ |
oubliassiez /u.bli.ja.sje/ |
oubliassent /u.bli.jas/ |
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| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | oublie /u.bli/ |
— | oublions /u.bli.jɔ̃/ |
oubliez /u.bli.je/ |
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| 1literary tenses | |||||||
Synonyms
- (to leave something behind by accident): laisser
Derived terms
Descendants
- Italian: obliare
Anagrams
Norman
Etymology
From Old French oblier, oublier, from Vulgar Latin *oblitāre, frequentative of Latin oblīvīscor, oblīvīscī (“lose remembrance of, forget, disregard, omit, neglect”) through its past participle oblītus (“forgotten”).
Verb
oublier (gerund oubliêthie)
Old French
Verb
oublier
- Alternative form of oblier
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of oublier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | oublier | avoir oublïé | |||||
| gerund | en oubliant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | oubliant | ||||||
| past participle | oublïé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | oubli | oublïes | oublïe | oublions | oublïez | oublïent |
| imperfect | oublioie, oublïeie, oublioe, oublïeve | oublioies, oublïeies, oublioes, oublïeves | oublioit, oublïeit, oubliot, oublïeve | oubliiiens, oubliiens | oubliiiez, oubliiez | oublioient, oublïeient, oublioent, oublïevent | |
| preterite | oubliai | oublias | oublia | oubliames | oubliastes | oublïerent | |
| future | oublïerai | oublïeras | oublïera | oublïerons | oublïeroiz, oublïereiz, oublïerez | oublïeront | |
| conditional | oublïeroie, oublïereie | oublïeroies, oublïereies | oublïeroit, oublïereit | oublïeriiens, oublïeriens | oublïeriiez, oublïeriez | oublïeroient, oublïereient | |
| 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 | oubli | oublis | oublit | oublions | oublïez | oublïent |
| imperfect | oubliasse | oubliasses | oubliast | oubliissons, oubliissiens | oubliissoiz, oubliissez, oubliissiez | oubliassent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | oublïe | — | oublions | oublïez | — | ||