Verb Timeline

Tableau chronologique de verbes français

This table shows how all 24 French verb tenses and moods fit together. Click any link for a detailed lesson on that tense-mood combination.

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			PAST TENSES		PRESENT TENSES		FUTURE TENSES
PERSONAL MOODS
	Indicative		compound past [ simple past ] imperfect pluperfect [ past anterior ]		present		future future perfect
	Subjunctive		past subjunctive [ imperfect subj ] [ pluperfect subj ]		subjunctive		( subjunctive )
	Imperative		past imperative		imperative		( imperative )
	Conditional		past conditional [ past conditional 2 ]		conditional		( conditional )
IMPERSONAL MOODS
	Infinitive		past infinitive		infinitive		future infinitive
	Participle		past participle perfect participle		present participle		future participle

 Notes

Personal moods have different conjugations for each subject, while impersonal moods have only one form.

( Parentheses ) indicate present tense verb forms which are also used for the future.

[ Brackets ] indicate literary equivalents.

 Related lessons

• Introduction to verb mood
• Simple and compound French tenses and moods
• French verb conjugations
• Tableau chronologique de verbes français

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