All verbs

/etiʁe/to stretchB1

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
a direct object — Takes a direct object; reflexive s'étirer for stretching yourself

Build map — what to memorise

These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.

The nous form
étirons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

étir-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

étir-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

étir-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

étir-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

étir-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
étirer
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

étirer-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

étirer-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

étirer

Past participle
étiré

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

étiré

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

étiré

Conjugation

présent
Ij'étire/ʒetiʁ/I stretch
youtu étires/ty etiʁ/you stretch
he/sheil étire/il etiʁ/he stretches
wenous étirons/nuz etiʁɔ̃/we stretch
youvous étirez/vuz etiʁe/you stretch
theyils étirent/ilz etiʁ/they stretch

Examples

  • Je m'étire.

    /ʒə me.tiʁ/

    I stretch.

  • Étire le muscle.

    /e.tiʁ lə myskl/

    Stretch the muscle.

  • Ne l'étire pas.

    /nə le.tiʁ pa/

    Don't stretch it.

Set phrases

  • s'étirer

    to stretch