French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | abandonne | abandonnais | abandonnerai | abandonnerais | abandonne | abandonnasse | ||
| tu | abandonnes | abandonnais | abandonneras | abandonnerais | abandonnes | abandonnasses | ||
| il | abandonne | abandonnait | abandonnera | abandonnerait | abandonne | abandonnât | ||
| nous | abandonnons | abandonnions | abandonnerons | abandonnerions | abandonnions | abandonnassions | ||
| vous | abandonnez | abandonniez | abandonnerez | abandonneriez | abandonniez | abandonnassiez | ||
| ils | abandonnent | abandonnaient | abandonneront | abandonneraient | abandonnent | abandonnassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai abandonné | avais abandonné | aurai abandonné | aurais abandonné | aie abandonné | eusse abandonné | ||
| tu | as abandonné | avais abandonné | auras abandonné | aurais abandonné | aies abandonné | eusses abandonné | ||
| il | a abandonné | avait abandonné | aura abandonné | aurait abandonné | ait abandonné | eût abandonné | ||
| nous | avons abandonné | avions abandonné | aurons abandonné | aurions abandonné | ayons abandonné | eussions abandonné | ||
| vous | avez abandonné | aviez abandonné | aurez abandonné | auriez abandonné | ayez abandonné | eussiez abandonné | ||
| ils | ont abandonné | avaient abandonné | auront abandonné | auraient abandonné | aient abandonné | eussent abandonné | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | abandonnai | eus abandonné | (tu) | abandonne | Present | abandonnant | ||
| tu | abandonnas | eus abandonné | (nous) | abandonnons | Past | abandonné | ||
| il | abandonna | eut abandonné | (vous) | abandonnez | Perfect | ayant abandonné | ||
| nous | abandonnâmes | eûmes abandonné | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | abandonnâtes | eûtes abandonné | (tu) | aie abandonné | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | abandonnèrent | eurent abandonné | (nous) | ayons abandonné | avoir abandonné | |||
| (vous) | ayez abandonné | |||||||
Abandonner is a regular -er verb.




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