French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | abaisse | abaissais | abaisserai | abaisserais | abaisse | abaissasse | ||
| tu | abaisses | abaissais | abaisseras | abaisserais | abaisses | abaissasses | ||
| il | abaisse | abaissait | abaissera | abaisserait | abaisse | abaissât | ||
| nous | abaissons | abaissions | abaisserons | abaisserions | abaissions | abaissassions | ||
| vous | abaissez | abaissiez | abaisserez | abaisseriez | abaissiez | abaissassiez | ||
| ils | abaissent | abaissaient | abaisseront | abaisseraient | abaissent | abaissassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai abaissé | avais abaissé | aurai abaissé | aurais abaissé | aie abaissé | eusse abaissé | ||
| tu | as abaissé | avais abaissé | auras abaissé | aurais abaissé | aies abaissé | eusses abaissé | ||
| il | a abaissé | avait abaissé | aura abaissé | aurait abaissé | ait abaissé | eût abaissé | ||
| nous | avons abaissé | avions abaissé | aurons abaissé | aurions abaissé | ayons abaissé | eussions abaissé | ||
| vous | avez abaissé | aviez abaissé | aurez abaissé | auriez abaissé | ayez abaissé | eussiez abaissé | ||
| ils | ont abaissé | avaient abaissé | auront abaissé | auraient abaissé | aient abaissé | eussent abaissé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | abaissai | eus abaissé | (tu) | abaisse | Present | abaissant | ||
| tu | abaissas | eus abaissé | (nous) | abaissons | Past | abaissé | ||
| il | abaissa | eut abaissé | (vous) | abaissez | Perfect | ayant abaissé | ||
| nous | abaissâmes | eûmes abaissé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | abaissâtes | eûtes abaissé | (tu) | aie abaissé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | abaissèrent | eurent abaissé | (nous) | ayons abaissé | avoir abaissé | |||
| (vous) | ayez abaissé | |||||||
Abaisser is a regular -er verb.




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