French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | aboie | aboyais | aboierai | aboierais | aboie | aboyasse | ||
| tu | aboies | aboyais | aboieras | aboierais | aboies | aboyasses | ||
| il | aboie | aboyait | aboiera | aboierait | aboie | aboyât | ||
| nous | aboyons | aboyions | aboierons | aboierions | aboyions | aboyassions | ||
| vous | aboyez | aboyiez | aboierez | aboieriez | aboyiez | aboyassiez | ||
| ils | aboient | aboyaient | aboieront | aboieraient | aboient | aboyassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai aboyé | avais aboyé | aurai aboyé | aurais aboyé | aie aboyé | eusse aboyé | ||
| tu | as aboyé | avais aboyé | auras aboyé | aurais aboyé | aies aboyé | eusses aboyé | ||
| il | a aboyé | avait aboyé | aura aboyé | aurait aboyé | ait aboyé | eût aboyé | ||
| nous | avons aboyé | avions aboyé | aurons aboyé | aurions aboyé | ayons aboyé | eussions aboyé | ||
| vous | avez aboyé | aviez aboyé | aurez aboyé | auriez aboyé | ayez aboyé | eussiez aboyé | ||
| ils | ont aboyé | avaient aboyé | auront aboyé | auraient aboyé | aient aboyé | eussent aboyé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | aboyai | eus aboyé | (tu) | aboie | Present | aboyant | ||
| tu | aboyas | eus aboyé | (nous) | aboyons | Past | aboyé | ||
| il | aboya | eut aboyé | (vous) | aboyez | Perfect | ayant aboyé | ||
| nous | aboyâmes | eûmes aboyé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | aboyâtes | eûtes aboyé | (tu) | aie aboyé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | aboyèrent | eurent aboyé | (nous) | ayons aboyé | avoir aboyé | |||
| (vous) | ayez aboyé | |||||||
Aboyer is a stem-changing verb (y to i).

Knowing whether to use the passé composé or imparfait is particularly difficult when translating certain verbs into French. Very broadly speaking, the imperfect is equivalent to was/were + ___ing, but some English verbs are not often used in this form. So when translating was, had, and liked into French, you have to think about the meaning in order to decide which tense to use.
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