déformer — French conjugation

to deform

Frequency#573RegularReflexivese déformer — to lose its shape, warp

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.

PronounFrenchEnglish
jedéformeI deform
tudéformesyou deform
il/elledéformehe/she/it deforms
nousdéformonswe deform
vousdéformezyou (pl.) deform
ils/ellesdéformentthey deform

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.

PronounFrenchEnglish
jedéformaiI deformed
tudéformasyou deformed
il/elledéformahe/she/it deformed
nousdéformâmeswe deformed
vousdéformâtesyou (pl.) deformed
ils/ellesdéformèrentthey deformed

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.

PronounFrench
jedéformais
tudéformais
il/elledéformait
nousdéformions
vousdéformiez
ils/ellesdéformaient

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 ?

PronounFrenchEnglish
jedéformeraisI would deform
tudéformeraisyou would deform
il/elledéformeraithe/she/it would deform
nousdéformerionswe would deform
vousdéformeriezyou (pl.) would deform
ils/ellesdéformeraientthey would deform

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.

PronounFrenchEnglish
jedéformeraiI will deform
tudéformerasyou will deform
il/elledéformerahe/she/it will deform
nousdéformeronswe will deform
vousdéformerezyou (pl.) will deform
ils/ellesdéformerontthey will deform

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.

PronounFrenchEnglish
jej'ai déforméI have deformed
tutu as déforméyou have deformed
il/elleil/elle a déforméhe/she/it has deformed
nousnous avons déforméwe have deformed
vousvous avez déforméyou (pl.) have deformed
ils/ellesils/elles ont déforméthey have deformed

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.

PronounFrenchEnglish
jej'avais déforméI had deformed
tutu avais déforméyou had deformed
il/elleil/elle avait déforméhe/she/it had deformed
nousnous avions déforméwe had deformed
vousvous aviez déforméyou (pl.) had deformed
ils/ellesils/elles avaient déforméthey had deformed

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.

PronounFrench
jej'aurais déformé
tutu aurais déformé
il/elleil/elle aurait déformé
nousnous aurions déformé
vousvous auriez déformé
ils/ellesils/elles auraient déformé

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.

PronounFrenchEnglish
jej'aurai déforméI will have deformed
tutu auras déforméyou will have deformed
il/elleil/elle aura déforméhe/she/it will have deformed
nousnous aurons déforméwe will have deformed
vousvous aurez déforméyou (pl.) will have deformed
ils/ellesils/elles auront déforméthey will have deformed

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.

PronounFrench
jedéforme
tudéformes
il/elledéforme
nousdéformions
vousdéformiez
ils/ellesdéforment

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.

PronounFrench
jedéformasse
tudéformasses
il/elledéformât
nousdéformassions
vousdéformassiez
ils/ellesdéformassent

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 !

PronounFrench
tudéforme
nousdéformons
vousdéformez