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ployer
ployer
French
Verb
ployer
Synonyms
Conjugation
This verb is part of a large group of -er verbs that conjugate like noyer or ennuyer. These verbs always replace the ‘y’ with an ‘i’ before a silent ‘e’.
Conjugation of ployer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | ployer | avoir ployé | |||||
| gerund | en ployant | en ayant ployé | |||||
| present participle | ployant /plwa.jɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | ployé /plwa.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 | ploie /plwa/ |
ploies /plwa/ |
ploie /plwa/ |
ployons /plwa.jɔ̃/ |
ployez /plwa.je/ |
ploient /plwa/ |
| imperfect | ployais /plwa.jɛ/ |
ployais /plwa.jɛ/ |
ployait /plwa.jɛ/ |
ployions /plwaj.jɔ̃/ |
ployiez /plwaj.je/ |
ployaient /plwa.jɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | ployai /plwa.je/ |
ployas /plwa.ja/ |
ploya /plwa.ja/ |
ployâmes /plwa.jam/ |
ployâtes /plwa.jat/ |
ployèrent /plwa.jɛʁ/ |
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| future | ploierai /plwa.ʁe/ |
ploieras /plwa.ʁa/ |
ploiera /plwa.ʁa/ |
ploierons /plwa.ʁɔ̃/ |
ploierez /plwa.ʁe/ |
ploieront /plwa.ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | ploierais /plwa.ʁɛ/ |
ploierais /plwa.ʁɛ/ |
ploierait /plwa.ʁɛ/ |
ploierions /plwa.ʁjɔ̃/ |
ploieriez /plwa.ʁje/ |
ploieraient /plwa.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 | ploie /plwa/ |
ploies /plwa/ |
ploie /plwa/ |
ployions /plwaj.jɔ̃/ |
ployiez /plwaj.je/ |
ploient /plwa/ |
| imperfect1 |
ployasse /plwa.jas/ |
ployasses /plwa.jas/ |
ployât /plwa.ja/ |
ployassions /plwa.ja.sjɔ̃/ |
ployassiez /plwa.ja.sje/ |
ployassent /plwa.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 | – | |
| — | ploie /plwa/ |
— | ployons /plwa.jɔ̃/ |
ployez /plwa.je/ |
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| 1literary tenses | |||||||
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French pleier, ploiier.
Verb
ployer
- to fold
Conjugation
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of ployer
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ployer | avoir ployé | |||||
| gerund | en ployant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | ployant | ||||||
| past participle | ployé | ||||||
| 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 | ploye | ployes | ploye | ployons | ployez | ployent |
| imperfect | ployois, ployoys | ployois, ployoys | ployoit, ployoyt | ployions, ployyons | ployiez, ployyez | ployoient, ployoyent | |
| past historic | ploya | ployas | ploya | ployasmes | ployastes | ployerent | |
| future | ployerai, ployeray | ployeras | ployera | ployerons | ployerez | ployeront | |
| conditional | ployerois, ployeroys | ployerois, ployeroys | ployeroit, ployeroyt | ployerions, ployeryons | ployeriez, ployeryez | ployeroient, ployeroyent | |
| 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 | ploye | ployes | ploye | ployons | ployez | ployent |
| imperfect | ployasse | ployasses | ployast | ployassions | ployassiez | ployassent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | ploye | — | ployons | ployez | — | ||
Related terms
Descendants
- French: ployer