French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | aborde | abordais | aborderai | aborderais | aborde | abordasse | ||
| tu | abordes | abordais | aborderas | aborderais | abordes | abordasses | ||
| il | aborde | abordait | abordera | aborderait | aborde | abordât | ||
| nous | abordons | abordions | aborderons | aborderions | abordions | abordassions | ||
| vous | abordez | abordiez | aborderez | aborderiez | abordiez | abordassiez | ||
| ils | abordent | abordaient | aborderont | aborderaient | abordent | abordassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai abordé | avais abordé | aurai abordé | aurais abordé | aie abordé | eusse abordé | ||
| tu | as abordé | avais abordé | auras abordé | aurais abordé | aies abordé | eusses abordé | ||
| il | a abordé | avait abordé | aura abordé | aurait abordé | ait abordé | eût abordé | ||
| nous | avons abordé | avions abordé | aurons abordé | aurions abordé | ayons abordé | eussions abordé | ||
| vous | avez abordé | aviez abordé | aurez abordé | auriez abordé | ayez abordé | eussiez abordé | ||
| ils | ont abordé | avaient abordé | auront abordé | auraient abordé | aient abordé | eussent abordé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | abordai | eus abordé | (tu) | aborde | Present | abordant | ||
| tu | abordas | eus abordé | (nous) | abordons | Past | abordé | ||
| il | aborda | eut abordé | (vous) | abordez | Perfect | ayant abordé | ||
| nous | abordâmes | eûmes abordé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | abordâtes | eûtes abordé | (tu) | aie abordé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | abordèrent | eurent abordé | (nous) | ayons abordé | avoir abordé | |||
| (vous) | ayez abordé | |||||||
Aborder is a regular -er verb.


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