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.




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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