tesmoing + -er
tesmoignier
- to witness; to bare witness
c. 1175, Chrétien de Troyes, Lancelot ou le Chevalier de la charrette, line 9:jel tesmoignasse- I witnessed it
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. The forms that would normally end in *-ign, *-igns, *-ignt are modified to ing, inz, int. 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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tesmoignier
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avoir tesmoignié
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gerund
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en tesmoignant
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gerund of avoir + past participle
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present participle
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tesmoignant
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past participle
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tesmoignié
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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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tesmoing
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tesmoignes
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tesmoigne
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tesmoignons
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tesmoigniez
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tesmoignent
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imperfect
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tesmoignoie, tesmoigneie, tesmoignoe, tesmoignieve
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tesmoignoies, tesmoigneies, tesmoignoes, tesmoignieves
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tesmoignoit, tesmoigneit, tesmoignot, tesmoignieve
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tesmoigniiens, tesmoigniens
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tesmoigniiez, tesmoigniez
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tesmoignoient, tesmoigneient, tesmoignoent, tesmoignievent
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preterite
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tesmoignai
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tesmoignas
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tesmoigna
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tesmoignames
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tesmoignastes
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tesmoignierent
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future
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tesmoignerai
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tesmoigneras
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tesmoignera
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tesmoignerons
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tesmoigneroiz, tesmoignereiz, tesmoignerez
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tesmoigneront
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conditional
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tesmoigneroie, tesmoignereie
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tesmoigneroies, tesmoignereies
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tesmoigneroit, tesmoignereit
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tesmoigneriiens, tesmoigneriens
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tesmoigneriiez, tesmoigneriez
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tesmoigneroient, tesmoignereient
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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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tesmoing
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tesmoinz
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tesmoint
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tesmoignons
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tesmoigniez
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tesmoignent
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imperfect
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tesmoignasse
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tesmoignasses
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tesmoignast
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tesmoignissons, tesmoignissiens
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tesmoignissoiz, tesmoignissez, tesmoignissiez
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tesmoignassent
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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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tesmoigne
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—
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tesmoignons
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tesmoigniez
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—
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