French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | attire | attirais | attirerai | attirerais | attire | attirasse | ||
| tu | attires | attirais | attireras | attirerais | attires | attirasses | ||
| il | attire | attirait | attirera | attirerait | attire | attirât | ||
| nous | attirons | attirions | attirerons | attirerions | attirions | attirassions | ||
| vous | attirez | attiriez | attirerez | attireriez | attiriez | attirassiez | ||
| ils | attirent | attiraient | attireront | attireraient | attirent | attirassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai attiré | avais attiré | aurai attiré | aurais attiré | aie attiré | eusse attiré | ||
| tu | as attiré | avais attiré | auras attiré | aurais attiré | aies attiré | eusses attiré | ||
| il | a attiré | avait attiré | aura attiré | aurait attiré | ait attiré | eût attiré | ||
| nous | avons attiré | avions attiré | aurons attiré | aurions attiré | ayons attiré | eussions attiré | ||
| vous | avez attiré | aviez attiré | aurez attiré | auriez attiré | ayez attiré | eussiez attiré | ||
| ils | ont attiré | avaient attiré | auront attiré | auraient attiré | aient attiré | eussent attiré | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | attirai | eus attiré | (tu) | attire | Present | attirant | ||
| tu | attiras | eus attiré | (nous) | attirons | Past | attiré | ||
| il | attira | eut attiré | (vous) | attirez | Perfect | ayant attiré | ||
| nous | attirâmes | eûmes attiré | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | attirâtes | eûtes attiré | (tu) | aie attiré | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | attirèrent | eurent attiré | (nous) | ayons attiré | avoir attiré | |||
| (vous) | ayez attiré | |||||||
Attirer is a regular -er verb.

The passé composé is the most important French past tense, and just to make things interesting, it has three possible English equivalents.


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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