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travailler
travailler
French
Verb
travailler
Conjugation
Conjugation of travailler (see also Appendix:French verbs)
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | travailler | avoir travaillé | |||||
gerund | en travaillant | en ayant travaillé | |||||
present participle | travaillant /tʁa.va.jɑ̃/ |
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past participle | travaillé /tʁa.va.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 | travaille /tʁa.vaj/ |
travailles /tʁa.vaj/ |
travaille /tʁa.vaj/ |
travaillons /tʁa.va.jɔ̃/ |
travaillez /tʁa.va.je/ |
travaillent /tʁa.vaj/ |
imperfect | travaillais /tʁa.va.jɛ/ |
travaillais /tʁa.va.jɛ/ |
travaillait /tʁa.va.jɛ/ |
travaillions /tʁa.vaj.jɔ̃/ |
travailliez /tʁa.vaj.je/ |
travaillaient /tʁa.va.jɛ/ |
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past historic1 | travaillai /tʁa.va.je/ |
travaillas /tʁa.va.ja/ |
travailla /tʁa.va.ja/ |
travaillâmes /tʁa.va.jam/ |
travaillâtes /tʁa.va.jat/ |
travaillèrent /tʁa.va.jɛʁ/ |
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future | travaillerai /tʁa.vaj.ʁe/ |
travailleras /tʁa.vaj.ʁa/ |
travaillera /tʁa.vaj.ʁa/ |
travaillerons /tʁa.vaj.ʁɔ̃/ |
travaillerez /tʁa.vaj.ʁe/ |
travailleront /tʁa.vaj.ʁɔ̃/ |
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conditional | travaillerais /tʁa.vaj.ʁɛ/ |
travaillerais /tʁa.vaj.ʁɛ/ |
travaillerait /tʁa.vaj.ʁɛ/ |
travaillerions /tʁa.va.jə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
travailleriez /tʁa.va.jə.ʁje/ |
travailleraient /tʁa.vaj.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 | travaille /tʁa.vaj/ |
travailles /tʁa.vaj/ |
travaille /tʁa.vaj/ |
travaillions /tʁa.vaj.jɔ̃/ |
travailliez /tʁa.vaj.je/ |
travaillent /tʁa.vaj/ |
imperfect1 |
travaillasse /tʁa.va.jas/ |
travaillasses /tʁa.va.jas/ |
travaillât /tʁa.va.ja/ |
travaillassions /tʁa.va.ja.sjɔ̃/ |
travaillassiez /tʁa.va.ja.sje/ |
travaillassent /tʁa.va.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 | – | |
— | travaille /tʁa.vaj/ |
— | travaillons /tʁa.va.jɔ̃/ |
travaillez /tʁa.va.je/ |
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Synonyms
Related terms
Middle French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French traveiller.
Verb
travailler
- to suffer (be in a state of suffering)
Conjugation
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of travailler
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | travailler | avoir travaillé | |||||
gerund | en travaillant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
present participle | travaillant | ||||||
past participle | travaillé | ||||||
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 | travaille | travailles | travaille | travaillons | travaillez | travaillent |
imperfect | travaillois, travailloys | travaillois, travailloys | travailloit, travailloyt | travaillions, travaillyons | travailliez, travaillyez | travailloient, travailloyent | |
past historic | travailla | travaillas | travailla | travaillasmes | travaillastes | travaillerent | |
future | travaillerai, travailleray | travailleras | travaillera | travaillerons | travaillerez | travailleront | |
conditional | travaillerois, travailleroys | travaillerois, travailleroys | travailleroit, travailleroyt | travaillerions, travailleryons | travailleriez, travailleryez | travailleroient, travailleroyent | |
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 | travaille | travailles | travaille | travaillons | travaillez | travaillent |
imperfect | travaillasse | travaillasses | travaillast | travaillassions | travaillassiez | travaillassent | |
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 | – | |
— | travaille | — | travaillons | travaillez | — |
Descendants
- French: travailler
Old French
Verb
travailler
- Alternative form of traveillier
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-aill, *-aills, *-aillt are modified to ail, auz, aut. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of travailler (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | travailler | avoir travaillé | |||||
gerund | en travaillant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
present participle | travaillant | ||||||
past participle | travaillé | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses |
present | travail | travailles | travaille | travaillons | travaillez | travaillent |
imperfect | travailloie, travailleie, travailloe, travailleve | travailloies, travailleies, travailloes, travailleves | travailloit, travailleit, travaillot, travailleve | travailliiens, travailliens | travailliiez, travailliez | travailloient, travailleient, travailloent, travaillevent | |
preterite | travaillai | travaillas | travailla | travaillames | travaillastes | travaillerent | |
future | travaillerai | travailleras | travaillera | travaillerons | travailleroiz, travaillereiz, travaillerez | travailleront | |
conditional | travailleroie, travaillereie | travailleroies, travaillereies | travailleroit, travaillereit | travailleriiens, travailleriens | travailleriiez, travailleriez | travailleroient, travaillereient | |
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 | travail | travauz | travaut | travaillons | travaillez | travaillent |
imperfect | travaillasse | travaillasses | travaillast | travaillissons, travaillissiens | travaillissoiz, travaillissez, travaillissiez | travaillassent | |
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 | – | |
— | travaille | — | travaillons | travaillez | — |