French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | accomplis | accomplissais | accomplirai | accomplirais | accomplisse | accomplisse | ||
| tu | accomplis | accomplissais | accompliras | accomplirais | accomplisses | accomplisses | ||
| il | accomplit | accomplissait | accomplira | accomplirait | accomplisse | accomplît | ||
| nous | accomplissons | accomplissions | accomplirons | accomplirions | accomplissions | accomplissions | ||
| vous | accomplissez | accomplissiez | accomplirez | accompliriez | accomplissiez | accomplissiez | ||
| ils | accomplissent | accomplissaient | accompliront | accompliraient | accomplissent | accomplissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai accompli | avais accompli | aurai accompli | aurais accompli | aie accompli | eusse accompli | ||
| tu | as accompli | avais accompli | auras accompli | aurais accompli | aies accompli | eusses accompli | ||
| il | a accompli | avait accompli | aura accompli | aurait accompli | ait accompli | eût accompli | ||
| nous | avons accompli | avions accompli | aurons accompli | aurions accompli | ayons accompli | eussions accompli | ||
| vous | avez accompli | aviez accompli | aurez accompli | auriez accompli | ayez accompli | eussiez accompli | ||
| ils | ont accompli | avaient accompli | auront accompli | auraient accompli | aient accompli | eussent accompli | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | accomplis | eus accompli | (tu) | accomplis | Present | accomplissant | ||
| tu | accomplis | eus accompli | (nous) | accomplissons | Past | accompli | ||
| il | accomplit | eut accompli | (vous) | accomplissez | Perfect | ayant accompli | ||
| nous | accomplîmes | eûmes accompli | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | accomplîtes | eûtes accompli | (tu) | aie accompli | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | accomplirent | eurent accompli | (nous) | ayons accompli | avoir accompli | |||
| (vous) | ayez accompli | |||||||
Accomplir is a regular -ir verb.

The passé composé is the most important French past tense, and just to make things interesting, it has three possible English equivalents.


The mountain of French verb conjugations you have to learn can be overwhelming – even just in the classroom where you have plenty of time to think about the correct response. Once you start talking to people in the real world, trying to figure out the appropriate verb conjugation can leave you speechless – literally. So what’s the solution? Learn, then practice, practice, practice!
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