French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | active | activais | activerai | activerais | active | activasse | ||
| tu | actives | activais | activeras | activerais | actives | activasses | ||
| il | active | activait | activera | activerait | active | activât | ||
| nous | activons | activions | activerons | activerions | activions | activassions | ||
| vous | activez | activiez | activerez | activeriez | activiez | activassiez | ||
| ils | activent | activaient | activeront | activeraient | activent | activassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai activé | avais activé | aurai activé | aurais activé | aie activé | eusse activé | ||
| tu | as activé | avais activé | auras activé | aurais activé | aies activé | eusses activé | ||
| il | a activé | avait activé | aura activé | aurait activé | ait activé | eût activé | ||
| nous | avons activé | avions activé | aurons activé | aurions activé | ayons activé | eussions activé | ||
| vous | avez activé | aviez activé | aurez activé | auriez activé | ayez activé | eussiez activé | ||
| ils | ont activé | avaient activé | auront activé | auraient activé | aient activé | eussent activé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | activai | eus activé | (tu) | active | Present | activant | ||
| tu | activas | eus activé | (nous) | activons | Past | activé | ||
| il | activa | eut activé | (vous) | activez | Perfect | ayant activé | ||
| nous | activâmes | eûmes activé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | activâtes | eûtes activé | (tu) | aie activé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | activèrent | eurent activé | (nous) | ayons activé | avoir activé | |||
| (vous) | ayez activé | |||||||
Activer is a regular -er verb.




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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