espuser
Old French
Alternative forms
- esposer
- espouser
Verb
espuser
- to marry (join two people in matrimony)
- (reflexive, s'espuser) to marry (get married)
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-st are modified to s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of espuser (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | espuser | avoir espusé | |||||
gerund | en espusant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
present participle | espusant | ||||||
past participle | espusé | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses | present | espus | espuses | espuse | espusons | espusez | espusent |
imperfect | espusoie, espuseie, espusoe, espuseve | espusoies, espuseies, espusoes, espuseves | espusoit, espuseit, espusot, espuseve | espusiiens, espusiens | espusiiez, espusiez | espusoient, espuseient, espusoent, espusevent | |
preterite | espusai | espusas | espusa | espusames | espusastes | espuserent | |
future | espuserai | espuseras | espusera | espuserons | espuseroiz, espusereiz, espuserez | espuseront | |
conditional | espuseroie, espusereie | espuseroies, espusereies | espuseroit, espusereit | espuseriiens, espuseriens | espuseriiez, espuseriez | espuseroient, espusereient | |
compound tenses | present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
simple tenses | present | espus | espus | espust | espusons | espusez | espusent |
imperfect | espusasse | espusasses | espusast | espusissons, espusissiens | espusissoiz, espusissez, espusissiez | espusassent | |
compound tenses | past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | espuse | — | espusons | espusez | — |