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.
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