French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | assouplis | assouplissais | assouplirai | assouplirais | assouplisse | assouplisse | ||
| tu | assouplis | assouplissais | assoupliras | assouplirais | assouplisses | assouplisses | ||
| il | assouplit | assouplissait | assouplira | assouplirait | assouplisse | assouplît | ||
| nous | assouplissons | assouplissions | assouplirons | assouplirions | assouplissions | assouplissions | ||
| vous | assouplissez | assouplissiez | assouplirez | assoupliriez | assouplissiez | assouplissiez | ||
| ils | assouplissent | assouplissaient | assoupliront | assoupliraient | assouplissent | assouplissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai assoupli | avais assoupli | aurai assoupli | aurais assoupli | aie assoupli | eusse assoupli | ||
| tu | as assoupli | avais assoupli | auras assoupli | aurais assoupli | aies assoupli | eusses assoupli | ||
| il | a assoupli | avait assoupli | aura assoupli | aurait assoupli | ait assoupli | eût assoupli | ||
| nous | avons assoupli | avions assoupli | aurons assoupli | aurions assoupli | ayons assoupli | eussions assoupli | ||
| vous | avez assoupli | aviez assoupli | aurez assoupli | auriez assoupli | ayez assoupli | eussiez assoupli | ||
| ils | ont assoupli | avaient assoupli | auront assoupli | auraient assoupli | aient assoupli | eussent assoupli | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | assouplis | eus assoupli | (tu) | assouplis | Present | assouplissant | ||
| tu | assouplis | eus assoupli | (nous) | assouplissons | Past | assoupli | ||
| il | assouplit | eut assoupli | (vous) | assouplissez | Perfect | ayant assoupli | ||
| nous | assouplîmes | eûmes assoupli | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | assouplîtes | eûtes assoupli | (tu) | aie assoupli | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | assouplirent | eurent assoupli | (nous) | ayons assoupli | avoir assoupli | |||
| (vous) | ayez assoupli | |||||||
Assouplir is a regular -ir verb.




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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