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French Verb Conjugation Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

French Verb Conjugation with Tenses

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

Tenses

Présent
Je change - I am changing/I change
Passé composé
J'ai changé - I changed
Imparfait
J'ai changeais - I was changing

Regular -ER Verbs

Présent

Je
-e
Tu
-es
Il/elle
-e
Nous
-ons
Vous
-ez
Ils/elles
-ent

Past Participle

Past participle is used for passé composé with both avoir and être. With être, the past participle must agree with gender and number.

Regular Verbs Ending in ER

Abaisser
to lower
Accepter
to accept
Accuser
to accuse
Admirer
to adore
Adresser
to address
Aider
to help
Aimer
to like/to love
Ajouter
to add
Amuser
to amuse
Apporter
to bring
Approuver
to approve
Arrêter
to stop
Arriver
to arrive
Attraper
to catch
Baisser
to lower
Brosser
to brush
Cacher
to hide
Casser
to break
Célébrer
to celebrate
Chanter
to sing
 

Passé Composé with Avoir

J'ai
Tu as
Il/elle a
Nous avons
Vous avez
Ils/elles ont

Imparfait

Je
-ais
Tu
-ais
Il/elle/on
-ait
Nous
-ions
Vous
-iez
Ils/elles
-aient

--

Chercher
to look/to search for
Commander
to order
Continuer
to continue
Coucher
to put to bed
Coûter
to cost
Danser
to dance
Décider
to decide
Déjeuner
to have lunch
Demander
to ask
Désirer
to desire/to wish
Dessiner
to draw
Détester
to hate
Deviner
to guess
Donner
to give
Épouser
to marry
Écouter
to listen
Embrasser
to kiss/e­mbrace
Enregi­­strer
to record
Étudier
to study
Excuser
to excuse
Expliquer
to explain
Explorer
to explore
Féliciter
to congra­tulate
Fermer
to close
Fumer
to smoke
Goûter
to taste
Habiter
to live
Hésiter
to hesitate
Ignorer
to ignore
 

Passé Composé with Être

Je suis
-é(e)
Tu es
-é(e)
Il/on est
Elle est
-ée
Nous sommes
-é(e)s
Vous êtes
-é(e)(s)
Ils sont
-és
Elles sont
-ées

--

Informer
to inform
Inviter
to invite
Jouer
to play
Laisser
to leave
Laver
to wash
Marcher
to walk
Mesurer
to measure
Montrer
to show
Occuper
to occupy
Oublier
to forget
Pardonner
to forgive
Parler
to speak/to talk
Participer
to partic­ipate
Passer
to pass
Pêcher
to fish
Persuader
to persuade
Planter
to plant
Plier
to fold
Porter
to carry/to wear
Poser
to put down
Préparer
to prepare
Présenter
to present
Prêter
to lend

--

Proposer
to suggest
Quitter
to leave
Raconter
to tell
Refuser
to refuse
Regarder
to look at
Rentrer
to return
Repasser
to iron
(se) Reposer
to rest
Ressembler
to look like
Rester
to stay
Retourner
to return
Retrouver
to find
Réveiller
to wake up
Rêver
to dream
Sembler
To seem
Séparer
to separate
Signaler
to signal
Sonner
to ring
Supporter
to support
Téléphoner
to call
Terminer
to end
Tomber
to fall
Tourner
to turn
Tousser
to cough
Travailler
to work
Trouver
to find
Utiliser
to use
Visiter
to visit
Voter
to vote