alonger

Middle French

Verb

alonger

1. to prolong

Conjugation

• As parler except an extra e is inserted after the final g before a and o.
• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of alonger

infinitive	simple	alonger
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	alongeant
	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle		alongé
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	alonge	alonges	alonge	alongeons	alongez	alongent
	imperfect	alongeois, alongeoys	alongeois, alongeoys	alongeoit, alongeoyt	alongions, alongyons	alongiez, alongyez	alongeoient, alongeoyent
	past historic	alongea	alongeas	alongea	alongeasmes	alongeastes	alongerent
	future	alongerai, alongeray	alongeras	alongera	alongerons	alongerez	alongeront
	conditional	alongerois, alongeroys	alongerois, alongeroys	alongeroit, alongeroyt	alongerions, alongeryons	alongeriez, alongeryez	alongeroient, alongeroyent
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	past historic of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que ie (i’)	que tu	qu’il, qu’elle	que nous	que vous	qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple tenses)	present	alonge	alonges	alonge	alongeons	alongez	alongent
	imperfect	alongeasse	alongeasses	alongeast	alongeassions	alongeassiez	alongeassent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	alonge	—	alongeons	alongez	—
compound		—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

Descendants

• French: allonger