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effectuer
effectuer
French
Verb
effectuer
- to effect
- to work out (a calculation)
- to carry out (an experiment)
- to execute (an operation)
- to bring about (reconciliation)
- to hold (a sale)
- to accomplish
Related terms
- effectif
- effectivement
- s'effectuer
Conjugation
Conjugation of effectuer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | effectuer | avoir effectué | |||||
| gerund | en effectuant | en ayant effectué | |||||
| present participle | effectuant /e.fɛk.tɥɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | effectué /e.fɛk.tɥe/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | effectue /e.fɛk.ty/ |
effectues /e.fɛk.ty/ |
effectue /e.fɛk.ty/ |
effectuons /e.fɛk.tɥɔ̃/ |
effectuez /e.fɛk.tɥe/ |
effectuent /e.fɛk.ty/ |
| imperfect | effectuais /e.fɛk.tɥɛ/ |
effectuais /e.fɛk.tɥɛ/ |
effectuait /e.fɛk.tɥɛ/ |
effectuions /e.fɛk.ty.jɔ̃/ |
effectuiez /e.fɛk.ty.je/ |
effectuaient /e.fɛk.tɥɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | effectuai /e.fɛk.tɥe/ |
effectuas /e.fɛk.tɥa/ |
effectua /e.fɛk.tɥa/ |
effectuâmes /e.fɛk.tɥam/ |
effectuâtes /e.fɛk.tɥat/ |
effectuèrent /e.fɛk.tɥɛʁ/ |
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| future | effectuerai /e.fɛk.ty.ʁe/ |
effectueras /e.fɛk.ty.ʁa/ |
effectuera /e.fɛk.ty.ʁa/ |
effectuerons /e.fɛk.ty.ʁɔ̃/ |
effectuerez /e.fɛk.ty.ʁe/ |
effectueront /e.fɛk.ty.ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | effectuerais /e.fɛk.ty.ʁɛ/ |
effectuerais /e.fɛk.ty.ʁɛ/ |
effectuerait /e.fɛk.ty.ʁɛ/ |
effectuerions /e.fɛk.ty.ʁjɔ̃/ |
effectueriez /e.fɛk.ty.ʁje/ |
effectueraient /e.fɛk.ty.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 | effectue /e.fɛk.ty/ |
effectues /e.fɛk.ty/ |
effectue /e.fɛk.ty/ |
effectuions /e.fɛk.ty.jɔ̃/ |
effectuiez /e.fɛk.ty.je/ |
effectuent /e.fɛk.ty/ |
| imperfect1 |
effectuasse /e.fɛk.tɥas/ |
effectuasses /e.fɛk.tɥas/ |
effectuât /e.fɛk.tɥa/ |
effectuassions /e.fɛk.tɥa.sjɔ̃/ |
effectuassiez /e.fɛk.tɥa.sje/ |
effectuassent /e.fɛk.tɥas/ |
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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 | – | |
| — | effectue /e.fɛk.ty/ |
— | effectuons /e.fɛk.tɥɔ̃/ |
effectuez /e.fɛk.tɥe/ |
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| 1literary tenses | |||||||
Middle French
Verb
effectuer
Conjugation
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of effectuer
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | effectuer | avoir effectué | |||||
| gerund | en effectuant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | effectuant | ||||||
| past participle | effectué | ||||||
| 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 | effectue | effectues | effectue | effectuons | effectuez | effectuent |
| imperfect | effectuois, effectuoys | effectuois, effectuoys | effectuoit, effectuoyt | effectuions, effectuyons | effectuiez, effectuyez | effectuoient, effectuoyent | |
| past historic | effectua | effectuas | effectua | effectuasmes | effectuastes | effectuerent | |
| future | effectuerai, effectueray | effectueras | effectuera | effectuerons | effectuerez | effectueront | |
| conditional | effectuerois, effectueroys | effectuerois, effectueroys | effectueroit, effectueroyt | effectuerions, effectueryons | effectueriez, effectueryez | effectueroient, effectueroyent | |
| 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 | effectue | effectues | effectue | effectuons | effectuez | effectuent |
| imperfect | effectuasse | effectuasses | effectuast | effectuassions | effectuassiez | effectuassent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | effectue | — | effectuons | effectuez | — | ||