Detailed Chart Of Every French Verb Tense

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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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Detailed Chart Of Every French Verb Tense
Here you'll find a detailed list of every French verb tense, including their French name, English translation and explanation.
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