Detailed Chart Of Every French Verb Tense
Written byAmélie Pinon
The French language possesses a lot more verb tenses than English does.
The conjugation of verbs is complex and obviously has many exceptions. The good news is that the vast majority of cases follows easily-remembered rules.
Here is a detailed list of the French verb tenses and their explanations.
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| French | Translation | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mode | Indicatif | Indicative | |
| Présent | Present | ||
| Imparfait | Imperfect | ||
| Passé Simple | —————- | Literary past tense | |
| Futur Simple | Future | ||
| Passé composé | ——————- | Summarizes 3 English tenses | |
| Plus que Parfait | Pluperfect | ||
| Passé Antérieur | Past Anterior | ||
| Futur Antérieur | |||
| Mode | Subjonctif | Subjunctive | |
| Présent | Present | ||
| Imparfait | Imperfect | ||
| Passé | Past | ||
| Plus que Parfait | Pluperfect | ||
| Mode | Conditionnel | Conditional | |
| Présent | Present | ||
| Passé | —————– | Literary (rarely used) | |
| Imparfait | Imperfect | ||
| Mode | Infinitif | Infinitive | |
| Mode | Imperatif | Imperative |
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