French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | amuse | amusais | amuserai | amuserais | amuse | amusasse | ||
| tu | amuses | amusais | amuseras | amuserais | amuses | amusasses | ||
| il | amuse | amusait | amusera | amuserait | amuse | amusât | ||
| nous | amusons | amusions | amuserons | amuserions | amusions | amusassions | ||
| vous | amusez | amusiez | amuserez | amuseriez | amusiez | amusassiez | ||
| ils | amusent | amusaient | amuseront | amuseraient | amusent | amusassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai amusé | avais amusé | aurai amusé | aurais amusé | aie amusé | eusse amusé | ||
| tu | as amusé | avais amusé | auras amusé | aurais amusé | aies amusé | eusses amusé | ||
| il | a amusé | avait amusé | aura amusé | aurait amusé | ait amusé | eût amusé | ||
| nous | avons amusé | avions amusé | aurons amusé | aurions amusé | ayons amusé | eussions amusé | ||
| vous | avez amusé | aviez amusé | aurez amusé | auriez amusé | ayez amusé | eussiez amusé | ||
| ils | ont amusé | avaient amusé | auront amusé | auraient amusé | aient amusé | eussent amusé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | amusai | eus amusé | (tu) | amuse | Present | amusant | ||
| tu | amusas | eus amusé | (nous) | amusons | Past | amusé | ||
| il | amusa | eut amusé | (vous) | amusez | Perfect | ayant amusé | ||
| nous | amusâmes | eûmes amusé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | amusâtes | eûtes amusé | (tu) | aie amusé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | amusèrent | eurent amusé | (nous) | ayons amusé | avoir amusé | |||
| (vous) | ayez amusé | |||||||
Amuser is a regular -er verb.




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