French regular verbs conjugation universal rules/ Tauhid/10/03/2011 Sample verbs: parler-to speak, finir-to finish, vendre- to tell.

[the darkened parts are the stems] Vous il,elle Ils,ells Subject pronouns je(I) tu(you) nous(we) (you,formal/ (he,she,it) (they) also plural) Regular Stems + endings 1.Present Tense-(prsent): I speak, I am speaking. er e es e ons ez ent ir is is it issions issez issent re s s ons ez ent 2. Future (futur)-I will speak, I will be speaking, I will have been speaking er erai eras era erons erez eront ir irai iras ira irons irez iront re rai ras ra rons rez rent 3.Imperfect (imparfait)- I was speaking, I used to speak, I would speak, I spoke *er/re ais ais ait ions iez aient ir issais issais issait issions issiez issaient 4.Past simple (pass simple)-(preterite)* {literary} I spoke[historical past, distant past relative to speaker] er ai as a mes tes rent *ir/re is is it mes tes irent 5.Present perfect tense (pass compose): I have spoken, I spoke er/ir/re Present of avoir +past participle of the respective verb 6.Future perfect[past future) (futur anterieur)- I will/shall have spoken er/ir/re Simple future of avoir+past participle 7. past perfect [plueperfect] (plus que parfait)-I had spoken (before he spoke) er/ir/re Imperfait of avoir+past perfect 8.7.Past perfect*(pass anterior) rarely used [literary] er/ir/re Pass simple of avoir+past participle Idicative mood (indicatiff) (Present) e ions iez isse issions issiez 2. (imparfait)[literary]* asses t assions assiez isses t issions issiez 3. (pass)[past perfect] The pass of avoir+past participle 4.(pluperfect)[literary]* The subjunctive pluperfect of avoir+past participle es isses 1.Simple conditionalI would speak erais erait erions eriez irais irait irions iriez rais rait rions riez 2. perfecto conditionnel(I would have spoken) Conditional present of avoir +past participle 1.

*er/re ir subjonctif er *ir/re er/ir/re are/ere/ire

e isse asse isse

ent issent assent issent

conditionnel

er ir re er/ir/re

erais irais rais

eraient iraient raient

Other forms Verbsending er ir re Present participle -ant -issant -ant Past participle - -i -u Imperative(tu/nous/vous) -e/ez/ons -is/issez/issons -s/ez/ons