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Conjugation of achever

Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Present tense
j’achève
I finish
tu achèves
you finish
il/elle/on achève
he/she/it finishes
nous achevons
we finish
vous achevez
you all finish
ils/elles achèvent
they finish
Present perfect tense
j’ai achevé
I finished
tu as achevé
you finished
il/elle/on a achevé
he/she/it finished
nous avons achevé
we finished
vous avez achevé
you all finished
ils/elles ont achevé
they finished
Past impf. tense
j’achevais
I was finishing
tu achevais
you were finishing
il/elle/on achevait
he/she/it was finishing
nous achevions
we were finishing
vous acheviez
you all were finishing
ils/elles achevaient
they were finishing
Future tense
j’achèverai
I will finish
tu achèveras
you will finish
il/elle/on achèvera
he/she/it will finish
nous achèverons
we will finish
vous achèverez
you all will finish
ils/elles achèveront
they will finish
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Past perfect tense
j’avais achevé
I had finished
tu avais achevé
you had finished
il/elle/on avait achevé
he/she/it had finished
nous avions achevé
we had finished
vous aviez achevé
you all had finished
ils/elles avaient achevé
they had finished
Past preterite tense
j’achevai
I finished
tu achevas
you finished
il/elle/on acheva
he/she/it finished
nous achevâmes
we finished
vous achevâtes
you all finished
ils/elles achevèrent
they finished
Past anterior tense
j’eus achevé
I had finished
tu eus achevé
you had finished
il/elle/on eut achevé
he/she/it had finished
nous eûmes achevé
we had finished
vous eûtes achevé
you all had finished
ils/elles eurent achevé
they had finished
Future perfect tense
j’aurai achevé
I will have finished
tu auras achevé
you will have finished
il/elle/on aura achevé
he/she/it will have finished
nous aurons achevé
we will have finished
vous aurez achevé
you all will have finished
ils/elles auront achevé
they will have finished
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Present subjunctive tense
que j’achève
that I finish
que tu achèves
that you finish
qu’il/elle/on achève
that he/she/it finish
que nous achevions
that we finish
que vous acheviez
that you all finish
qu’ils/elles achèvent
that they finish
Present perf. subjunctive tense
que j’aie achevé
that I have finished
que tu aies achevé
that you have finished
qu’il/elle/on ait achevé
that he/she/it have finished
que nous ayons achevé
that we have finished
que vous ayez achevé
that you all have finished
qu’ils/elles aient achevé
that they have finished
Imperfect subjunctive tense
que j’achevasse
that I would finish
que tu achevasses
that you would finish
qu’il/elle/on achevât
that he/she/it would finish
que nous achevassions
that we would finish
que vous achevassiez
that you all would finish
qu’ils/elles achevassent
that they would finish
Past perfect subjunctive tense
que j’eusse achevé
that I had finished
que tu eusses achevé
that you had finished
qu’il/elle/on eût achevé
that he/she/it had finished
que nous eussions achevé
that we had finished
que vous eussiez achevé
that you all had finished
qu’ils/elles eussent achevé
that they had finished
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Conditional mood
j’achèverais
I would finish
tu achèverais
you would finish
il/elle/on achèverait
he/she/it would finish
nous achèverions
we would finish
vous achèveriez
you all would finish
ils/elles achèveraient
they would finish
Conditional perfect tense
j’aurais achevé
I would have finished
tu aurais achevé
you would have finished
il/elle/on aurait achevé
he/she/it would have finished
nous aurions achevé
we would have finished
vous auriez achevé
you all would have finished
ils/elles auraient achevé
they would have finished
Imperative mood
-
achève
finish!
-
achevons
let's finish!
achevez
finish!
-
Past perfect imperative mood
-
aie achevé
have finished
-
ayons achevé
let's have finished
ayez achevé
have finished
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Examples of achever

"Ne cherche pas la guerre, mais sache l'achever."

Never start a fight, but always finish it.

"les finissions" les achever?

"Finish them" finish them?

- Allez, c'est l'heure de vous achever.

All right, it's time to finish you off.

- Clyde a dû les achever.

- Clyde must have finished them off.

- Elle veut t'achever.

She wants to finish you off.

'Tout pourrit avant d'être achevé celle-là aussi vieillira avant qu'on la termine.' ll avait la phobie des clous.

Everything rots before it is finished. This house will also get older before it is completed.

- Cette foutue colline m'a presque achevé.

- Bleeding hill nearly finished me.

- Cette marque, sur les côtes, suggère qu'on l'a achevé avec une lance.

-If you see this mark on the ribs... looks like they finished him off with a round spear.

- Comme un travail non achevé ?

- Like you have unfinished business?

- Il n'est pas encore achevé.

- But it isn't finished yet.

"fils de pute", mais si tu m'appelles encore "mon p'tit papa", je t'achève.

"a dirty son off a bitch", but iff you call me "Daddy" again I'll ffinish this ffight.

- Faudra recoudre. On l'achève et on le recouvre de neige.

Couple of stitches, hang on, we'll finish him up, we'll cover him with snow.

- J'achève ce que je commence.

Oh, I always finish what I start, Charlie.

- J'achève ton verre.

I'll finish your drink.

- Je l'achève ?

I notice your gun's gone missing. You want me to finish him?

- Allez avec vos hommes et achevez-le. - Qui ?

Take your men and finish him off

Allez-y et achevez-la.

Go in there and finish her off.

Alors, achevez-le!

Then finish him off!

Et si vous ne vous achevez pas, je m'en occuperai.

So be sure to finish each other off, because if you don't, I will!

Guerriers, achevez-le !

Warriors, finish him!

Je te rends service en t'achevant.

I'm doing you a favor by finishing you off.