French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | arrache | arrachais | arracherai | arracherais | arrache | arrachasse | ||
| tu | arraches | arrachais | arracheras | arracherais | arraches | arrachasses | ||
| il | arrache | arrachait | arrachera | arracherait | arrache | arrachât | ||
| nous | arrachons | arrachions | arracherons | arracherions | arrachions | arrachassions | ||
| vous | arrachez | arrachiez | arracherez | arracheriez | arrachiez | arrachassiez | ||
| ils | arrachent | arrachaient | arracheront | arracheraient | arrachent | arrachassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai arraché | avais arraché | aurai arraché | aurais arraché | aie arraché | eusse arraché | ||
| tu | as arraché | avais arraché | auras arraché | aurais arraché | aies arraché | eusses arraché | ||
| il | a arraché | avait arraché | aura arraché | aurait arraché | ait arraché | eût arraché | ||
| nous | avons arraché | avions arraché | aurons arraché | aurions arraché | ayons arraché | eussions arraché | ||
| vous | avez arraché | aviez arraché | aurez arraché | auriez arraché | ayez arraché | eussiez arraché | ||
| ils | ont arraché | avaient arraché | auront arraché | auraient arraché | aient arraché | eussent arraché | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | arrachai | eus arraché | (tu) | arrache | Present | arrachant | ||
| tu | arrachas | eus arraché | (nous) | arrachons | Past | arraché | ||
| il | arracha | eut arraché | (vous) | arrachez | Perfect | ayant arraché | ||
| nous | arrachâmes | eûmes arraché | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | arrachâtes | eûtes arraché | (tu) | aie arraché | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | arrachèrent | eurent arraché | (nous) | ayons arraché | avoir arraché | |||
| (vous) | ayez arraché | |||||||
Arracher is a regular -er verb.




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