Temps et modes simples et composés
This chart shows the relationship between the conjugations of simple and compound French tenses and moods: each simple conjugation of avoir serves as the helping verb of a compound conjugation of the avoir verb vendre. English translations are provided just to give you a rough idea; click the links for detailed lessons on how to use and translate each tense and mood.
| Simple Tense / Mood | Helping Verb | Compound Tense / Mood | ||||
| Infinitive | vendre to sell | avoir | Past infinitive | avoir vendu to have sold | ||
| Present tense | je vends I sell | j’ai | Passé composé | j’ai vendu I have sold | ||
| Future | je vendrai I will sell | j’aurai | Future perfect | j’aurai vendu I will have sold | ||
| Conditional | je vendrais I would sell | j’aurais | Conditional perfect | j’aurais vendu I would have sold | ||
| Imperfect | je vendais I was selling | j’avais | Pluperfect | j’avais vendu I had sold | ||
| Passé simple | je vendis I sold | j’eus | Past anterior | j’eus vendu I sold | ||
| Subjunctive | je vende I sell | j’aie | Past subjunctive | j’aie vendu I sold | ||
| Imperfect subjunctive | je vendisse I sold | j’eusse | Pluperfect subjunctive | j’eusse vendu I had sold | ||
| Imperative | (tu) vends sell | aie | Past imperative | aie vendu have sold | ||
| Present participle | vendant selling | ayant | Perfect participle | ayant vendu having sold | ||
Simple and compound French verb conjugations
- Avoir verbs
- Être verbs
- Pronominal verbs
Related lessons
- Helping verbs: avoir vs être
- Compound modal verbs
- French verb timeline
- Introduction to verbs
- Introduction to verb conjugation
- Translating French verb conjugations
- Word order with compound tenses/moods
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