French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | accentue | accentuais | accentuerai | accentuerais | accentue | accentuasse | ||
| tu | accentues | accentuais | accentueras | accentuerais | accentues | accentuasses | ||
| il | accentue | accentuait | accentuera | accentuerait | accentue | accentuât | ||
| nous | accentuons | accentuions | accentuerons | accentuerions | accentuions | accentuassions | ||
| vous | accentuez | accentuiez | accentuerez | accentueriez | accentuiez | accentuassiez | ||
| ils | accentuent | accentuaient | accentueront | accentueraient | accentuent | accentuassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai accentué | avais accentué | aurai accentué | aurais accentué | aie accentué | eusse accentué | ||
| tu | as accentué | avais accentué | auras accentué | aurais accentué | aies accentué | eusses accentué | ||
| il | a accentué | avait accentué | aura accentué | aurait accentué | ait accentué | eût accentué | ||
| nous | avons accentué | avions accentué | aurons accentué | aurions accentué | ayons accentué | eussions accentué | ||
| vous | avez accentué | aviez accentué | aurez accentué | auriez accentué | ayez accentué | eussiez accentué | ||
| ils | ont accentué | avaient accentué | auront accentué | auraient accentué | aient accentué | eussent accentué | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | accentuai | eus accentué | (tu) | accentue | Present | accentuant | ||
| tu | accentuas | eus accentué | (nous) | accentuons | Past | accentué | ||
| il | accentua | eut accentué | (vous) | accentuez | Perfect | ayant accentué | ||
| nous | accentuâmes | eûmes accentué | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | accentuâtes | eûtes accentué | (tu) | aie accentué | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | accentuèrent | eurent accentué | (nous) | ayons accentué | avoir accentué | |||
| (vous) | ayez accentué | |||||||
Accentuer is a regular -er verb.




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