agoniser — French conjugation
to be on death's door
Indicative
Present (Présent) Regular
Use the présent for habits, what is true now, and what is about to happen soon. A single set of endings covers what English often splits into “I speak” and “I am speaking”.
Elle parle arabe et français.
| Pronoun | French | English |
|---|---|---|
| je | agonise | I am on death's door |
| tu | agonises | you are on death's door |
| il/elle | agonise | he/she/it is on death's door |
| nous | agonisons | we are on death's door |
| vous | agonisez | you (pl.) are on death's door |
| ils/elles | agonisent | they are on death's door |
Simple past (Passé simple) Regular
The passé simple narrates completed past events in a literary or very formal style. In everyday conversation people use the passé composé instead, so you mostly meet this form in books and journalism.
Ils virent le roi s'approcher.
| Pronoun | French | English |
|---|---|---|
| je | agonisai | I was on death's door |
| tu | agonisas | you were on death's door |
| il/elle | agonisa | he/she/it was on death's door |
| nous | agonisâmes | we were on death's door |
| vous | agonisâtes | you (pl.) were on death's door |
| ils/elles | agonisèrent | they were on death's door |
Imperfect (Imparfait) Regular
The imparfait describes ongoing or repeated past actions and sets the background — how things were, what used to happen, weather, feelings. The passé composé, by contrast, marks single completed events.
Quand j'étais petit, j'allais souvent à la piscine.
| Pronoun | French |
|---|---|
| je | agonisais |
| tu | agonisais |
| il/elle | agonisait |
| nous | agonisions |
| vous | agonisiez |
| ils/elles | agonisaient |
Conditional (Conditionnel) Regular
The conditionnel is for polite questions and requests, “would”-type hypotheticals, and what someone said would happen. It is also the usual consequent clause in si + imparfait → conditionnel patterns.
Pourriez-vous répéter, s'il vous plaît ?
| Pronoun | French | English |
|---|---|---|
| je | agoniserais | I would be on death's door |
| tu | agoniserais | you would be on death's door |
| il/elle | agoniserait | he/she/it would be on death's door |
| nous | agoniserions | we would be on death's door |
| vous | agoniseriez | you (pl.) would be on death's door |
| ils/elles | agoniseraient | they would be on death's door |
Future (Futur) Regular
The futur is for future plans and objective predictions. In speech, aller + infinitive is often clearer for the immediate future, while the simple future is common for facts further ahead or in writing.
Demain, nous dînerons chez eux.
| Pronoun | French | English |
|---|---|---|
| je | agoniserai | I will be on death's door |
| tu | agoniseras | you will be on death's door |
| il/elle | agonisera | he/she/it will be on death's door |
| nous | agoniserons | we will be on death's door |
| vous | agoniserez | you (pl.) will be on death's door |
| ils/elles | agoniseront | they will be on death's door |
Present perfect (Passé composé) Regular
The passé composé is the main spoken past for completed, bounded actions (often with a time adverb). Use avoir with most verbs; être is required for a fixed group of motion/inchange and all pronominal verbs, with participle agreement when necessary.
Elle est venue tôt, puis elle a téléphoné.
| Pronoun | French | English |
|---|---|---|
| je | j'ai agonisé | I have been on death's door |
| tu | tu as agonisé | you have been on death's door |
| il/elle | il/elle a agonisé | he/she/it has been on death's door |
| nous | nous avons agonisé | we have been on death's door |
| vous | vous avez agonisé | you (pl.) have been on death's door |
| ils/elles | ils/elles ont agonisé | they have been on death's door |
Pluperfect (Plus-que-parfait) Regular
The plus-que-parfait is the “earlier past”: one action was already over before another past moment. It answers “had already” when a story is anchored in a past time.
Déjà, il avait fini quand je suis arrivé.
| Pronoun | French | English |
|---|---|---|
| je | j'avais agonisé | I had been on death's door |
| tu | tu avais agonisé | you had been on death's door |
| il/elle | il/elle avait agonisé | he/she/it had been on death's door |
| nous | nous avions agonisé | we had been on death's door |
| vous | vous aviez agonisé | you (pl.) had been on death's door |
| ils/elles | ils/elles avaient agonisé | they had been on death's door |
Conditional perfect (Conditionnel passé) Regular
The conditionnel passé states what would have been true, plans that failed, and unreal past if-clauses (often with si + plus-que-parfait in the apodose).
J'aurais dit oui, mais c'était impossible.
| Pronoun | French |
|---|---|
| je | j'aurais agonisé |
| tu | tu aurais agonisé |
| il/elle | il/elle aurait agonisé |
| nous | nous aurions agonisé |
| vous | vous auriez agonisé |
| ils/elles | ils/elles auraient agonisé |
Future perfect (Futur antérieur) Regular
The futur antérieur marks an action that will be finished before a later future moment (by then I will have…). It can also suggest a conjecture about a recent past fact in formal or literary use.
D'ici samedi, j'aurai lu le rapport.
| Pronoun | French | English |
|---|---|---|
| je | j'aurai agonisé | I will have been on death's door |
| tu | tu auras agonisé | you will have been on death's door |
| il/elle | il/elle aura agonisé | he/she/it will have been on death's door |
| nous | nous aurons agonisé | we will have been on death's door |
| vous | vous aurez agonisé | you (pl.) will have been on death's door |
| ils/elles | ils/elles auront agonisé | they will have been on death's door |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive (Subjonctif présent) Regular
The present subjunctive appears in subordinate clauses after desire, doubt, fear, need, and many impersonals, usually when the subject of the subordinate is different. Learn common triggers: il faut que, je veux que, je doute que…
Il faut qu'il parte avant midi.
| Pronoun | French |
|---|---|
| je | agonise |
| tu | agonises |
| il/elle | agonise |
| nous | agonisions |
| vous | agonisiez |
| ils/elles | agonisent |
Imperfect subjunctive (Subjonctif imparfait) Regular
The imparfait du subjonctif is a literary and formal past subjunctive. In modern speech, the present subjunctive usually replaces it for the same meaning.
Bien qu'il fût fatigué, il continua.
| Pronoun | French |
|---|---|
| je | agonisasse |
| tu | agonisasses |
| il/elle | agonisât |
| nous | agonisassions |
| vous | agonisassiez |
| ils/elles | agonisassent |
Other forms
Imperative (Impératif) Regular
The imperative is for direct orders and advice to tu, nous, and vous. For many -er verbs, the tu form drops the final -s of the present (parle!); negatives use the subjunctive-like forms in practice.
Fermons la porte, s'il vous plaît !
| Pronoun | French |
|---|---|
| tu | agonise |
| nous | agonisons |
| vous | agonisez |