French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | applaudis | applaudissais | applaudirai | applaudirais | applaudisse | applaudisse | ||
| tu | applaudis | applaudissais | applaudiras | applaudirais | applaudisses | applaudisses | ||
| il | applaudit | applaudissait | applaudira | applaudirait | applaudisse | applaudît | ||
| nous | applaudissons | applaudissions | applaudirons | applaudirions | applaudissions | applaudissions | ||
| vous | applaudissez | applaudissiez | applaudirez | applaudiriez | applaudissiez | applaudissiez | ||
| ils | applaudissent | applaudissaient | applaudiront | applaudiraient | applaudissent | applaudissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai applaudi | avais applaudi | aurai applaudi | aurais applaudi | aie applaudi | eusse applaudi | ||
| tu | as applaudi | avais applaudi | auras applaudi | aurais applaudi | aies applaudi | eusses applaudi | ||
| il | a applaudi | avait applaudi | aura applaudi | aurait applaudi | ait applaudi | eût applaudi | ||
| nous | avons applaudi | avions applaudi | aurons applaudi | aurions applaudi | ayons applaudi | eussions applaudi | ||
| vous | avez applaudi | aviez applaudi | aurez applaudi | auriez applaudi | ayez applaudi | eussiez applaudi | ||
| ils | ont applaudi | avaient applaudi | auront applaudi | auraient applaudi | aient applaudi | eussent applaudi | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | applaudis | eus applaudi | (tu) | applaudis | Present | applaudissant | ||
| tu | applaudis | eus applaudi | (nous) | applaudissons | Past | applaudi | ||
| il | applaudit | eut applaudi | (vous) | applaudissez | Perfect | ayant applaudi | ||
| nous | applaudîmes | eûmes applaudi | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | applaudîtes | eûtes applaudi | (tu) | aie applaudi | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | applaudirent | eurent applaudi | (nous) | ayons applaudi | avoir applaudi | |||
| (vous) | ayez applaudi | |||||||
Applaudir is a regular -ir verb.



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