French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | avale | avalais | avalerai | avalerais | avale | avalasse | ||
| tu | avales | avalais | avaleras | avalerais | avales | avalasses | ||
| il | avale | avalait | avalera | avalerait | avale | avalât | ||
| nous | avalons | avalions | avalerons | avalerions | avalions | avalassions | ||
| vous | avalez | avaliez | avalerez | avaleriez | avaliez | avalassiez | ||
| ils | avalent | avalaient | avaleront | avaleraient | avalent | avalassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai avalé | avais avalé | aurai avalé | aurais avalé | aie avalé | eusse avalé | ||
| tu | as avalé | avais avalé | auras avalé | aurais avalé | aies avalé | eusses avalé | ||
| il | a avalé | avait avalé | aura avalé | aurait avalé | ait avalé | eût avalé | ||
| nous | avons avalé | avions avalé | aurons avalé | aurions avalé | ayons avalé | eussions avalé | ||
| vous | avez avalé | aviez avalé | aurez avalé | auriez avalé | ayez avalé | eussiez avalé | ||
| ils | ont avalé | avaient avalé | auront avalé | auraient avalé | aient avalé | eussent avalé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | avalai | eus avalé | (tu) | avale | Present | avalant | ||
| tu | avalas | eus avalé | (nous) | avalons | Past | avalé | ||
| il | avala | eut avalé | (vous) | avalez | Perfect | ayant avalé | ||
| nous | avalâmes | eûmes avalé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | avalâtes | eûtes avalé | (tu) | aie avalé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | avalèrent | eurent avalé | (nous) | ayons avalé | avoir avalé | |||
| (vous) | ayez avalé | |||||||
Avaler is a regular -er verb.

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