French Verb Tenses Time Line
French Verb Tenses Time Line
French Verb Tenses Time Line
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Imperfect Perfct Conditnl Pluperfect Perfect Present Future Conditional Subjunctive
Eng: I was doing I would have I had done I have done I am doing I will do I would do If I were…
I used to do done I did I do I am going to do Maybe…
Possibly …
Fre:
Reg: je portais j'aurais porté j'avais porté j'ai porté je porte je porterai je porterais je porte
Irr eg: je faisais j'aurais fait j'avais fait j'ai fait je fais je ferai je ferais je fasse
je vais faire
Tips: ais, ais, ait conditional avoir imperfect avoir present avoir e, es, e, regular verbs: regular verbs: e, es, e, ent
ions, iez, aient + past participle + past participle + past participle ons, ez, ent infinitive + infinitive + but nous and
unless it's eg unless it's eg unless it's eg ai, as, a longer vous are
sortir, then it's sortir, then it's sortir, then it's ons, ez, ont endings (like imp) like imperfect
être être être ais, ais, ait ions, iez
+ past participle + past participle + past participle ions, iez, aient
and must agree and must agree and must agree
to be I was being I would have been I had been I have been I am I will be I would be (If) I were
être j'étais j'aurais été j'avais été j'ai été je suis je serai je serais je sois
to have I was having I would have had I had had I have had I have I will have I would have (If) I had
avoir j'avais j'aurais eu j'avais eu j'ai eu j'ai j'aurai j'aurais j'aie