French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | étire | étirais | étirerai | étirerais | étire | étirasse | ||
| tu | étires | étirais | étireras | étirerais | étires | étirasses | ||
| il | étire | étirait | étirera | étirerait | étire | étirât | ||
| nous | étirons | étirions | étirerons | étirerions | étirions | étirassions | ||
| vous | étirez | étiriez | étirerez | étireriez | étiriez | étirassiez | ||
| ils | étirent | étiraient | étireront | étireraient | étirent | étirassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai étiré | avais étiré | aurai étiré | aurais étiré | aie étiré | eusse étiré | ||
| tu | as étiré | avais étiré | auras étiré | aurais étiré | aies étiré | eusses étiré | ||
| il | a étiré | avait étiré | aura étiré | aurait étiré | ait étiré | eût étiré | ||
| nous | avons étiré | avions étiré | aurons étiré | aurions étiré | ayons étiré | eussions étiré | ||
| vous | avez étiré | aviez étiré | aurez étiré | auriez étiré | ayez étiré | eussiez étiré | ||
| ils | ont étiré | avaient étiré | auront étiré | auraient étiré | aient étiré | eussent étiré | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | étirai | eus étiré | (tu) | étire | Present | étirant | ||
| tu | étiras | eus étiré | (nous) | étirons | Past | étiré | ||
| il | étira | eut étiré | (vous) | étirez | Perfect | ayant étiré | ||
| nous | étirâmes | eûmes étiré | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | étirâtes | eûtes étiré | (tu) | aie étiré | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | étirèrent | eurent étiré | (nous) | ayons étiré | avoir étiré | |||
| (vous) | ayez étiré | |||||||
Étirer is a regular -er verb.



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