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monstrer
monstrer
Middle French
Etymology
Verb
monstrer
- to show
Conjugation
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of monstrer
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | monstrer | avoir monstré | |||||
| gerund | en monstrant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | monstrant | ||||||
| past participle | monstré | ||||||
| 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 | monstre | monstres | monstre | monstrons | monstrez | monstrent |
| imperfect | monstrois, monstroys | monstrois, monstroys | monstroit, monstroyt | monstrions, monstryons | monstriez, monstryez | monstroient, monstroyent | |
| past historic | monstra | monstras | monstra | monstrasmes | monstrastes | monstrerent | |
| future | monstrerai, monstreray | monstreras | monstrera | monstrerons | monstrerez | monstreront | |
| conditional | monstrerois, monstreroys | monstrerois, monstreroys | monstreroit, monstreroyt | monstrerions, monstreryons | monstreriez, monstreryez | monstreroient, monstreroyent | |
| 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 | monstre | monstres | monstre | monstrons | monstrez | monstrent |
| imperfect | monstrasse | monstrasses | monstrast | monstrassions | monstrassiez | monstrassent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | monstre | — | monstrons | monstrez | — | ||
Descendants
- French: montrer
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin mōnstrāre, present active infinitive of mōnstrō.
Verb
monstrer
- to show (to make see, to make aware of)
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of monstrer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | monstrer | avoir monstré | |||||
| gerund | en monstrant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | monstrant | ||||||
| past participle | monstré | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | monstre | monstres | monstre | monstrons | monstrez | monstrent |
| imperfect | monstroie, monstreie, monstroe, monstreve | monstroies, monstreies, monstroes, monstreves | monstroit, monstreit, monstrot, monstreve | monstriiens, monstriens | monstriiez, monstriez | monstroient, monstreient, monstroent, monstrevent | |
| preterite | monstrai | monstras | monstra | monstrames | monstrastes | monstrerent | |
| future | monstrerai | monstreras | monstrera | monstrerons | monstreroiz, monstrereiz, monstrerez | monstreront | |
| conditional | monstreroie, monstrereie | monstreroies, monstrereies | monstreroit, monstrereit | monstreriiens, monstreriens | monstreriiez, monstreriez | monstreroient, monstrereient | |
| 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 | monstre | monstres | monstre | monstrons | monstrez | monstrent |
| imperfect | monstrasse | monstrasses | monstrast | monstrissons, monstrissiens | monstrissoiz, monstrissez, monstrissiez | monstrassent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | monstre | — | monstrons | monstrez | — | ||