French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | appuie | appuyais | appuierai | appuierais | appuie | appuyasse | ||
| tu | appuies | appuyais | appuieras | appuierais | appuies | appuyasses | ||
| il | appuie | appuyait | appuiera | appuierait | appuie | appuyât | ||
| nous | appuyons | appuyions | appuierons | appuierions | appuyions | appuyassions | ||
| vous | appuyez | appuyiez | appuierez | appuieriez | appuyiez | appuyassiez | ||
| ils | appuient | appuyaient | appuieront | appuieraient | appuient | appuyassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai appuyé | avais appuyé | aurai appuyé | aurais appuyé | aie appuyé | eusse appuyé | ||
| tu | as appuyé | avais appuyé | auras appuyé | aurais appuyé | aies appuyé | eusses appuyé | ||
| il | a appuyé | avait appuyé | aura appuyé | aurait appuyé | ait appuyé | eût appuyé | ||
| nous | avons appuyé | avions appuyé | aurons appuyé | aurions appuyé | ayons appuyé | eussions appuyé | ||
| vous | avez appuyé | aviez appuyé | aurez appuyé | auriez appuyé | ayez appuyé | eussiez appuyé | ||
| ils | ont appuyé | avaient appuyé | auront appuyé | auraient appuyé | aient appuyé | eussent appuyé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | appuyai | eus appuyé | (tu) | appuie | Present | appuyant | ||
| tu | appuyas | eus appuyé | (nous) | appuyons | Past | appuyé | ||
| il | appuya | eut appuyé | (vous) | appuyez | Perfect | ayant appuyé | ||
| nous | appuyâmes | eûmes appuyé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | appuyâtes | eûtes appuyé | (tu) | aie appuyé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | appuyèrent | eurent appuyé | (nous) | ayons appuyé | avoir appuyé | |||
| (vous) | ayez appuyé | |||||||
Appuyer is a stem-changing verb (y to i).



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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