mercher

See also: Mercher and Merc'her

Old French

Verb

mercher

1. alternative form of merchier

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of mercher (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		mercher			avoir merché
gerund		en merchant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		merchant
past participle		merché
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	merche	merches	merche	merchons	merchez	merchent
	imperfect	merchoie, mercheie, merchoe, mercheve	merchoies, mercheies, merchoes, mercheves	merchoit, mercheit, merchot, mercheve	merchiiens, merchiens	merchiiez, merchiez	merchoient, mercheient, merchoent, merchevent
	preterite	merchai	merchas	mercha	merchames	merchastes	mercherent
	future	mercherai	mercheras	merchera	mercherons	mercheroiz, merchereiz, mercherez	mercheront
	conditional	mercheroie, merchereie	mercheroies, merchereies	mercheroit, merchereit	mercheriiens, mercheriens	mercheriiez, mercheriez	mercheroient, merchereient
compound tenses	present perfect	present tense of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	preterite tense of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future tense of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	merche	merches	merche	merchons	merchez	merchent
	imperfect	merchasse	merchasses	merchast	merchissons, merchissiens	merchissoiz, merchissez, merchissiez	merchassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	merche	—	merchons	merchez	—