From Middle English lier, equivalent to lie + -er. Compare ligger, lidger, ledger.
lier (plural liers)
- A person or thing that lies, in the sense of being horizontal.
- A lie-abed; one who stays in bed late.
See the main lemma.
lier (plural liers)
- Obsolete spelling of liar..
- Misspelling of liar.
From Middle Dutch liere, from Latin lyra, from Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra).
- IPA(key): /lir/, [liːr], [liə̯r]
- Hyphenation: lier
- Rhymes: -ir
lier f (plural lieren, diminutive liertje n)
- (music) lyre
- (music) hurdy-gurdy, wheel fiddle
- winch
Inherited from Old French lier, from Latin ligāre, from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ- (“to bind”).
lier
- to link
- to associate
- (cooking) to thicken
- lier une sauce ― to thicken a sauce
infinitive
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simple
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lier
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compound
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avoir + past participle
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present participle or gerund1
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simple
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liant /ljɑ̃/ or /li.ɑ̃/
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compound
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ayant + past participle
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past participle
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lié /lje/ or /li.e/
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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indicative
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je (j’)
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tu
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il, elle, on
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nous
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vous
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ils, elles
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(simple tenses)
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present
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lie /li/
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lies /li/
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lie /li/
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lions /ljɔ̃/ or /li.ɔ̃/
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liez /lje/ or /li.e/
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lient /li/
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imperfect
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liais /ljɛ/ or /li.ɛ/
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liais /ljɛ/ or /li.ɛ/
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liait /ljɛ/ or /li.ɛ/
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liions /li.jɔ̃/
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liiez /li.je/
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liaient /ljɛ/ or /li.ɛ/
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past historic2
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liai /lje/ or /li.e/
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lias /lja/ or /li.a/
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lia /lja/ or /li.a/
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liâmes /ljam/ or /li.am/
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liâtes /ljat/ or /li.at/
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lièrent /ljɛʁ/ or /li.ɛʁ/
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future
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lierai /li.ʁe/ or /li.ə.ʁe/
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lieras /li.ʁa/ or /li.ə.ʁa/
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liera /li.ʁa/ or /li.ə.ʁa/
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lierons /li.ʁɔ̃/ or /li.ə.ʁɔ̃/
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lierez /li.ʁe/ or /li.ə.ʁe/
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lieront /li.ʁɔ̃/ or /li.ə.ʁɔ̃/
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conditional
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lierais /li.ʁɛ/ or /li.ə.ʁɛ/
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lierais /li.ʁɛ/ or /li.ə.ʁɛ/
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lierait /li.ʁɛ/ or /li.ə.ʁɛ/
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lierions /li.ʁjɔ̃/ or /li.ə.ʁjɔ̃/
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lieriez /li.ʁje/ or /li.ə.ʁje/
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lieraient /li.ʁɛ/ or /li.ə.ʁɛ/
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(compound tenses)
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present perfect
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present indicative of avoir + past participle
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pluperfect
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imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
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past anterior2
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past historic of avoir + past participle
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future perfect
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future of avoir + past participle
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conditional perfect
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conditional of avoir + past participle
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subjunctive
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que je (j’)
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que tu
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qu’il, qu’elle
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que nous
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que vous
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qu’ils, qu’elles
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(simple tenses)
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present
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lie /li/
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lies /li/
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lie /li/
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liions /li.jɔ̃/
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liiez /li.je/
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lient /li/
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imperfect2
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liasse /ljas/ or /li.as/
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liasses /ljas/ or /li.as/
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liât /lja/ or /li.a/
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liassions /lja.sjɔ̃/ or /li.a.sjɔ̃/
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liassiez /lja.sje/ or /li.a.sje/
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liassent /ljas/ or /li.as/
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(compound tenses)
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past
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present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
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pluperfect2
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imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
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imperative
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–
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tu
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–
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nous
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vous
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–
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simple
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—
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lie /li/
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—
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lions /ljɔ̃/ or /li.ɔ̃/
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liez /lje/ or /li.e/
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—
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compound
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—
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simple imperative of avoir + past participle
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—
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simple imperative of avoir + past participle
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simple imperative of avoir + past participle
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—
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1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
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2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
- past historic → present perfect
- past anterior → pluperfect
- imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
- pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).
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līer
- first-person singular present passive subjunctive of līō
lier f
- indefinite plural of li
- liier, lïer (diaereses not universally used by scholars of Old French)
From Latin ligāre, present active infinitive of ligō.
lier
- to tie up; to connect with a tie
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.
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simple
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compound
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infinitive
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lier
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avoir lïé
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gerund
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en liant
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gerund of avoir + past participle
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present participle
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liant
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past participle
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lïé
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person
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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indicative
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jo
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tu
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il
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nos
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vos
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il
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simple tenses
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present
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li
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lïes
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lïe
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lions
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lïez
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lïent
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imperfect
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lioie, lïeie, lioe, lïeve
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lioies, lïeies, lioes, lïeves
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lioit, lïeit, liot, lïeve
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liiiens, liiens
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liiiez, liiez
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lioient, lïeient, lioent, lïevent
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preterite
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liai
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lias
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lia
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liames
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liastes
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lïerent
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future
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lïerai
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lïeras
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lïera
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lïerons
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lïeroiz, lïereiz, lïerez
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lïeront
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conditional
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lïeroie, lïereie
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lïeroies, lïereies
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lïeroit, lïereit
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lïeriiens, lïeriens
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lïeriiez, lïeriez
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lïeroient, lïereient
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compound tenses
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present perfect
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present tense of avoir + past participle
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pluperfect
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imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
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past anterior
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preterite tense of avoir + past participle
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future perfect
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future tense of avoir + past participle
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conditional perfect
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conditional tense of avoir + past participle
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subjunctive
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que jo
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que tu
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qu’il
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que nos
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que vos
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qu’il
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simple tenses
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present
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li
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lis
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lit
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lions
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lïez
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lïent
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imperfect
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liasse
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liasses
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liast
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liissons, liissiens
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liissoiz, liissez, liissiez
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liassent
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compound tenses
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past
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present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
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pluperfect
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imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
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imperative
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–
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tu
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–
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nos
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vos
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–
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—
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lïe
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—
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lions
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lïez
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—
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