Piocher (to dig up) conjugation

French
2 examples

Conjugation of piocher

Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Present tense
je pioche
I dig up
tu pioches
you dig up
il/elle/on pioche
he/she/it digs up
nous piochons
we dig up
vous piochez
you all dig up
ils/elles piochent
they dig up
Present perfect tense
j’ai pioché
I dug up
tu as pioché
you dug up
il/elle/on a pioché
he/she/it dug up
nous avons pioché
we dug up
vous avez pioché
you all dug up
ils/elles ont pioché
they dug up
Past impf. tense
je piochais
I was digging up
tu piochais
you were digging up
il/elle/on piochait
he/she/it was digging up
nous piochions
we were digging up
vous piochiez
you all were digging up
ils/elles piochaient
they were digging up
Future tense
je piocherai
I will dig up
tu piocheras
you will dig up
il/elle/on piochera
he/she/it will dig up
nous piocherons
we will dig up
vous piocherez
you all will dig up
ils/elles piocheront
they will dig up
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Past perfect tense
j’avais pioché
I had dug up
tu avais pioché
you had dug up
il/elle/on avait pioché
he/she/it had dug up
nous avions pioché
we had dug up
vous aviez pioché
you all had dug up
ils/elles avaient pioché
they had dug up
Past preterite tense
je piochai
I dug up
tu piochas
you dug up
il/elle/on piocha
he/she/it dug up
nous piochâmes
we dug up
vous piochâtes
you all dug up
ils/elles piochèrent
they dug up
Past anterior tense
j’eus pioché
I had dug up
tu eus pioché
you had dug up
il/elle/on eut pioché
he/she/it had dug up
nous eûmes pioché
we had dug up
vous eûtes pioché
you all had dug up
ils/elles eurent pioché
they had dug up
Future perfect tense
j’aurai pioché
I will have dug up
tu auras pioché
you will have dug up
il/elle/on aura pioché
he/she/it will have dug up
nous aurons pioché
we will have dug up
vous aurez pioché
you all will have dug up
ils/elles auront pioché
they will have dug up
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Present subjunctive tense
que je pioche
that I dig up
que tu pioches
that you dig up
qu’il/elle/on pioche
that he/she/it dig up
que nous piochions
that we dig up
que vous piochiez
that you all dig up
qu’ils/elles piochent
that they dig up
Present perf. subjunctive tense
que j’aie pioché
that I have dug up
que tu aies pioché
that you have dug up
qu’il/elle/on ait pioché
that he/she/it have dug up
que nous ayons pioché
that we have dug up
que vous ayez pioché
that you all have dug up
qu’ils/elles aient pioché
that they have dug up
Imperfect subjunctive tense
que je piochasse
that I would dig up
que tu piochasses
that you would dig up
qu’il/elle/on piochât
that he/she/it would dig up
que nous piochassions
that we would dig up
que vous piochassiez
that you all would dig up
qu’ils/elles piochassent
that they would dig up
Past perfect subjunctive tense
que j’eusse pioché
that I had dug up
que tu eusses pioché
that you had dug up
qu’il/elle/on eût pioché
that he/she/it had dug up
que nous eussions pioché
that we had dug up
que vous eussiez pioché
that you all had dug up
qu’ils/elles eussent pioché
that they had dug up
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Conditional mood
je piocherais
I would dig up
tu piocherais
you would dig up
il/elle/on piocherait
he/she/it would dig up
nous piocherions
we would dig up
vous piocheriez
you all would dig up
ils/elles piocheraient
they would dig up
Conditional perfect tense
j’aurais pioché
I would have dug up
tu aurais pioché
you would have dug up
il/elle/on aurait pioché
he/she/it would have dug up
nous aurions pioché
we would have dug up
vous auriez pioché
you all would have dug up
ils/elles auraient pioché
they would have dug up
Imperative mood
-
pioche
dig up!
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piochons
let's dig up!
piochez
dig up!
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Past perfect imperative mood
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aie pioché
have dug up
-
ayons pioché
let's have dug up
ayez pioché
have dug up
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Examples of piocher

Example in FrenchTranslation in English
Je serais disposée à y aller, moi, sur les rives, pour chercher d'autres morts, tous les morts, pour déterrer avec la pioche tant de pauvres garçons, si cela suffisait pour faire enfermer en prison quelque charogne communiste.I would be disposed to go to the shores myself to seek other dead men, all the dead, to dig up with the hoe so many poor boys, if that would be enough to shut up in prison some Communist scum.
Si le sol est trop dur, c'est toi qui serviras de pioche.If you can't dig up the ground here, I'll use you as a pickaxe.

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